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amendments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly (protest) |
| 2nd Amendment | Protects citizen's right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | Prevents the government from placing troops in private homes |
| 4th Amendment | Prevents the government from unreasonable search and seizure of the property of US citizens. It requires the government to have a warrant that was issued by a judge and based on probable cause. |
| 5th Amendment | Right to not testify against yourself, protects from double jeopardy |
| 6th Amendment | Right to a speedy trial, of peers |
| 7th Amendment | Civil cases can be tried by a jury |
| 8th Amendment | Prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel/unusual punishments |
| 9th Amendment | The rights listed in the Constitution are not exhaustive. People have rights that aren't listed. |
| 10th Amendment | Gives all powers not specifically given to the United States government in the Constitution, to either the states or to the people. |
| 11th Amendment | This amendment set limits on when a state can be sued. In particular it gave immunity to states from law suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders (1795) |
| 12th Amendment | Election of the president and vice president by the electoral college (1804) |
| 13th Amendment | Abolish slavery (1865) |
| 14th Amendment | Prohibits states from reducing the privileges of citizens and ensures each citizen the 'right to due process and the equal protection of the law (1868) |
| 15th Amendment | Gave all men the right to vote regardless of race or color or whether they had been slaves (1870) |
| 16th Amendment | Gave the federal government the power to collect income tax (1913) |
| 17th Amendment | Gives voters the power to directly elect their senators (1913) |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibition of alcohol making alcoholic drinks illegal (1919) |
| 19th Amendment | The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. It's also called women's suffrage (1920) |
| 20th Amendment | Lame duck amendment - new congress begins January 3rd and new president on January 20th (1933) |
| 21st Amendment | This amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment (1933) |
| 22nd Amendment | Limited the president to a maximum of two terms or 10 years (terms are 4 years) (1951) |
| 23rd Amendment | Gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College (1961) |
| 24th Amendment | Eliminated Poll Tax, or tax you had to pay to vote (1964) |
| 25th Amendment | Defined succession if something happens to the president - next is VP, then Speaker of the House (1967) |
| 26th Amendment | Set the national voting age at 18 (1971) |
| 27th Amendment | Congressional salary changes can not take effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress (1992) |
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