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1-20 amendments

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1st amendment   Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assemble, and to petition  
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2nd amendment   Enumerates the right to keep and bear arms  
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3rd amendment   No forced quartering of soldiers in private houses during peacetime. In a time of war, Congress can pass a law stating that soldiers should be quartered.  
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4th amendment   Interdiction of unreasonable searches and seizures; search warrant is required to search persons or property.  
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5th amendment   Indictments; due process; self-incrimination; double jeopardy, and rules for eminent domain.  
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6th amendment   Rights to a fair and speedy public trial, to notice of accusations, to confront the accuser, to subpoenas, to counsel  
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7th amendment   Right to trial by jury in civil cases  
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8th amendment   No excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishment  
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9th amendment   rights reseverd to the people  
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10th amendment   rights reseverd to the states  
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11th amendment   Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity.  
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12th amendment   Revises presidential election procedures  
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13th amendment   Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.  
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14th amendment   Defines citizenship and deals with post-Civil-War issues.  
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15th amendment   Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude  
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16th amendment   Allows federal income tax  
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17th amendment   Direct election of senators  
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18th amendment   Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by Twenty-first Amendment)  
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19th amendment   Federal recognition of women's suffrage  
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20 amendment   Term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President This amendment is also known as the "lame duck amendment"  
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21st amendment   Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment  
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22nd amendment   Limits the president to two terms.  
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23rd amendment   Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College  
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24th amendment   Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes  
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25th amendment   Presidential succession  
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26th amendment   Voting age nationally established at 18 (see suffrage)  
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27th amendment   Variance of congressional compensation  
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