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Amendments to the Co
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st Amendment I | Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly and Protest |
| 2nd Amendment II | Right to Bear Arms |
| 3rd Amendment III | Quartering of Soldiers |
| 4th Amendment IV | Search and Seizure |
| 5th Amendment V | Due Process, Freedom from self-incrimination, Double Jeopardy, Eminent Domain |
| 6th Amendment VI | Criminal Trial Rights - Attorney, unbiased jury, confront witnesses |
| 7th Amendment VII | Civil Cases |
| 8th Amendment VIII | Excessive Fines and Cruel and Unusual Punishments |
| 9th Amendment IX | Cannot deny people rights not listed. |
| 10th Amendment X | States Rights and Individual |
| 11th Amendment XI | Citizens and State Courts |
| 12th Amendment XII | Separate Ballots - President and VP as a package. |
| 13th Amendment XIII | Abolishes Slavery |
| 14th Amendment XIV | Equal Protection for all Citizens |
| 15th Amendment XV | Suffrage for African American Males |
| 16th Amendment XVI | Federal Income Tax |
| 17th Amendment XVII | Election of Senators by the people |
| 18th Amendment XVIII | Prohibition |
| 19th Amendment XIX | Women's Suffrage |
| 20th Amendment XX | Oath of office moved up (Lame Duck) |
| 21st Amendment XXI | Repeal of Prohibition (18th) |
| 22nd Amendment XXII | 2 Term limit for Presidents |
| 23rd Amendment XXIII | Electoral Votes for D.C. |
| 24th Amendment XIV | Ban Poll Taxes |
| 25th Amendment XXV | Presidential Succession |
| 26th Amendment XXVI | Voting age 18 |
| 27th Amendment XXVII | Congressional Pay Raises occur in the following year. |