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4C Constitution
Bill of Rights and the remaining amendments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| First Amendment | Free Speech; Freedom of Religion; Freedom to petition the government; Freedom of the Press |
| Second Amendment | Right to Bear Arms |
| Third Amendment | No quartering troops in peacetime |
| Fourth Amendment | No unreasonable search and seizure |
| Fifth Amendment | Rights of Criminal Defendants: Jury trial, No Double Jeopardy, Freedom from self-incrimination |
| Sixth Amendment | Speedy, public trials |
| Seventh Amendment | Civil Trial by jury |
| Eighth Amendment | No cruel or unusual punishment |
| Ninth Amendment | Right to privacy |
| Tenth Amendment | Powers reserved to the states |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution |
| Civil War Amendments | 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments |
| Thirteenth Amendment | No slavery |
| Fourteenth Amendment | Citizenship; Equal Protection; Due Process |
| Fifteenth Amendment | All men can vote (black and white) |
| Eighteenth Amendment | Prohibition (no alcohol) |
| Nineteenth Amendment | Women's Suffrage (right to vote) |
| Twenty-first Amendment | Repeal of Prohibition |
| Twenty-second Amendment | President can only serve two terms |
| Twenty-sixth Amendment | 18-year olds can vote |
| Twelfth Amendment | Presidential electors vote for president and vice-president in separate ballots (to avoid Adams/Jefferson conflict) |