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Amendments
Learn the Amendments!!!!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| First Amendment | Guarantees freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. |
| Second Amendment | Right to have a militia, right to bear arms. |
| Third Amendment | Soldiers cannot be quartered in civilian homes during peacetime. |
| Fourth Amendment | Protection from unreasonable searches, seizures, and arrests. |
| Fifth Amendment | Protection from double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and forced confessions. |
| Sixth Amendment | Right to a fair and speedy trial, and an attorney. |
| Seventh Amendment | Right to a trial by jury in civil cases. |
| Eighth Amendment | Protection from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. |
| Ninth Amendment | Basic rights of people cannot be ignored, even those not stated in the Constitution. Right to Privacy included! |
| Tenth Amendment | Powers not given to the federal government are given to the states and/or the people. |
| Eleventh Amendment | States cannot be sued without their consent. |
| Twelfth Amendment | Each political party can nominate a president/vice-president team. Both president AND vice president must meet presidential eligibility requirements. |
| Thirteenth Amendment | Slavery officially abolished (1865). |
| Fourteenth Amendment | Extended citizenship to African Americans (1868). |
| Fifteenth Amendment | Right to vote extended to African American males (1870). |
| Sixteenth Amendment | Congress can pass a bill regarding income tax. |
| Seventeenth Amendment | Senators are elected by people, not state legislatures. |
| Eighteenth Amendment | Production, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages is banned (1919). |
| Nineteenth Amendment | Women have the right to vote!!!!! (1920) |
| Twentieth Amendment | January 20th is the last day of presidency! |
| Twenty-first Amendment | Repealed prohibition (18th amendment) in 1933. |
| Twenty-second Amendment | Two-term presidential limit (1954). |
| Twenty-third Amendment | DC is treated as a state in the electoral college! |
| Twenty-fourth Amendment | Outlawed poll tax. |
| Twenty-fifth Amendment | Clarified what happens when a president or vice president resigns, is removed, or dies. |
| Twenty-sixth Amendment | Lowered voting age to 18 (1971). |
| Twenty-seventh Amendment | Prevents Congress from granting themselves a pay raise in the current session. |
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