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WGU IOC4 - Ammendmen

Ammendments and Bill of Rights

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Amendments 1-10 Which Ammendments make the Bill of Rights?
1st Amendment Freedom of speech, religion, press, assemble, petition
2nd Amendment Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment Freedom from quartering troops during time of peace without owner's permission
4th Amendment Freedom from search and seizure of person and property without probable cause.
5th Amendment Right to grand jury, freedom from double jeopardy, freedom from self-incrimination, right to due process
6th Amendment Right to trial by jury, confront accuser, to counsel
7th Amendment Right to jury trial in civil cases
8th Amendment Prohibits excess bail and fines. Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
9th Amendment Non-enumerated rights are retained by the people
10th Amendment Powers not specifically given to the US are retained by the states and the people.
11th Amendment Limits power of national govt. in suits against states.
12th Amendment Revised electoral college procedure for election of VP and Pres.
13th Amendment Outlawed Slavery
14th Amendment Ex-Slaves are Citizens. Due process to states, equal clause protection, limited rep in congress to states that denied male adults right to vote, made former rebels ineligible for Federal office, repudiated the debt of Confederate States of America.
15th Amendment Right to vote cannot be denied or abridged on basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
16th Amendment Authorized Federal Income Tax
17th Amendment Provided for the direct election of US Senators
18th Amendment Prohibited the manufacture or sale of liquor in US
19th Amendment Women's Suffrage
20th Amendment Lame Duck Ammendment. Moved beginning terms of office for executive and legislative branches to January. Created Emergency President Succession Plan.
21st Amendment Repealed 18th Amendment ending prohibition. (Just think, you wanna be 18 to drink but you have to be 21)
22nd Amendment Limits President to 2 terms
23rd Amendment Gave District of Columbia citizens the right to vote
24th Amendment Prohibits use of poll taxes for federal elections
25th Amendment Revised the Pres. disability and succession process
26th Amendment Lowered voting age to 18
27th Amendment Delayed the effect of congressional pay raises until an election of representatives has occurred.
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