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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe the first amendment. What three freedoms does it describe? | Protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government |
| Describe the second amendment. | Protects a militia's and an individual's right to bear arms |
| Describe the third amendment. | Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime |
| Describe the fourth amendment. | Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause. |
| Describe the fifth amendment. | Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy |
| Describe the sixth amendment. | Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel. |
| Describe the seventh amendment. | Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law |
| Describe the eighth amendment. | Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment |
| Describe the ninth amendment. | Protects rights not enumerated in the constitution. |
| Describe the tenth amendment. | Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution |
| Describe the eleventh amendment. | Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity |
| Describe the 12th amendment. | Revises presidential election procedures |
| Describe the thirteenth amendment. | Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. |
| Describe the fourteenth amendment. | Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues |
| Describe the fifteenth amendment. | Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude |
| Describe the sixteenth amendment. | Allows the federal government to collect income tax |
| Describe the seventeenth amendment. | Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote |
| Describe the eighteenth amendment. | Establishes prohibition of alcohol (repealed by Twenty-first Amendment) |
| Describe the nineteenth amendment. | Establishes women's suffrage |
| Describe the twentieth amendment. | Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment" |
| Describe the 21st amendment | repealed prohibition |
| 22nd amendment | limits the number of times someone can be elected to president |
| 23rd amendment | provides representation of washington DC in the electoral college |
| 24th amendment | cant take away someones right to vote because they cant pay their poll taxes |
| 25th amendment | defines the process of presidential succession |
| 26th amendment | Establishes the right to vote for those age 18 years or older. |
| 27th Amendment | Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of the representatives. |
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