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History Amendments
Description of Amendments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| five freedoms | 1st amendment-1791 |
| right to bear arms | 2nd amendment-1791 |
| quartering troops limited | 3rd amendment-1791 |
| search and seizures regulated | 4th amendment-1791 |
| right to due process of law, including protection against self-incrimination | 5th amendment-1791 |
| right to a lawyer | 6th amendment-1791 |
| right to trial by jury | 7th amendment-1791 |
| bail and fines regulated | 8th amendment-1791 |
| right to implied powers | 9th amendment-1791 |
| implied powers reserved to state or people | 10th amendment-1791 |
| rules for lawsuit against state | 11th amendment-1795 |
| new way of election | 12th amendment- 1804 |
| slavery abolished | 13th amendment-1865 |
| rights of citizenship | 14th amendment-1868 |
| voting rights for former slaves | 15th amendment-1870 |
| federal income taxes authorized | 16th amendment-1913 |
| U.S. Senators elected by people | 17th amendment-1913 |
| sale of alcohol banned | 18th amendment-1919 |
| women gained right to vote | 19th amendment-1920 |
| date of presedential and congressional terms set | 20th amendment-1933 |
| 18th amendment repealed | 21st amendment-1933 |
| president limited to two terms | 22nd amendment-1951 |
| D.C. gained right to vote | 23rd amendment-1961 |
| no poll taxes | 24th amendment-1964 |
| presidential succesion and disability | 25th amendment-1967 |
| voting age lowered to 18 | 26th amendment-1971 |
| congressional salaries regulated | 27th amendment-1992 |