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Amendments
Only Amendments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1st | Freedoms of: speech, religion, protest, and assemble |
| 2nd | Right to have guns, form a militia |
| 3rd | No soldiers in people's homes during peace time |
| 4th | You cannot be searched without a warrant, police must have probable cause to search people |
| 5th | a grand jury must indictment for serious crimes, due process of the law, double jeopardy, and people don't have to testify against themselves. |
| 6th | right to a lawyer, fast and fair trail, right to face accuser, right to have witnesses |
| 7th | right to a jury |
| 8th | no excessive fines or bail, no cruel or unusual punishment |
| 10th | The federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution. |
| 13th | abolishes slavery |
| 14th | Defines citizenship the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause |
| 15th | All men have the right to vote regardless of race, color or if person was a former slave. |
| 16th | Congress can levy an income tax |
| 17th | The people vote for United States Senators |
| 18th | The sale, transport and manufacture of alcohol is banned. |
| 19th | Women can vote |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 Amendments, they guarantee individual rights |
| Reconstruction Amendments | 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments-After the Civil War |
| Progressive Amendments | 16th, 17th and 18th amendments-during the Progressive Era |