constitution amendments Flashcards
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freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, petition
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right to bear arms, raise militia
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protection against quartering soldiers
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protection against unwarranted search and seizure
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protection against self-incrimination, eminent domain, double jeopardy, due process, ex. an individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information about herself
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right to trial by jury, right to attorney, speedy and public trial, know witnesses against yourself
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civil cases have juries too, trial by jury in common law cases, “where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars”
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protection against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail
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other rights you have that are not written, the federal government doesn’t own the rights that are not listed in the Constitution, but instead, they belong to citizens
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rights not given to the federal government are given to states
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sets limits on when a state can be sued, cannot be sued by resident of another state or foreign person
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specifies the separate election of the president and vice president by the electoral college, If no candidate for vice president has a majority of the total votes, the Senate, with each senator having one vote, chooses the vice president.
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no slavery except in jail, abolished slavery
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due process, equal protection to all citizens, citizenship based on birth in country or naturalization
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right to vote cannot be denied based on race, color, or nationality, allowed African American men to vote
