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Amendments

U.S. Constitutional Amendments

TermDefinition
1st Amendment Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion.
2nd Amendment The right to keep and bear arms.
3rd Amendment No solder shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner.
4th Amendment The right against unreasonable searches and seizures.
5th Amendment The right to a grand jury, forbids double jeopardy, and protects against self-incrimination.
6th Amendment The right to a speedy and public trial.
7th Amendment The right to a jury trial.
8th Amendment Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, excessive fines, and excessive bails.
9th Amendment Peoples' rights exist outside of the ones explicitly mentioned.
10th Amendment The balance of power between the federal government and states. The amendment says that the federal government has only those powers specifically mentioned in the constitution.
11th Amendment Prohibits the federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states. Lawsuits brought against a state have to be tried in a state court, not a federal court.
12th Amendment Provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president.
13th Amendment Abolishes slavery in the U.S.
14th Amendment Grants citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to anyone born in the U.S.
15th Amendment The right of citizens of the U.S. to vote.
16th Amendment Allows Congress to levy tax on income from any source without spitting it among the states.
17th Amendment The right for people to vote for their senators.
18th Amendment Prohibits the transportation, sale, and manufacturing of alcoholic drinks.
19th Amendment Gives women the right to vote in the U.S.
20th Amendment That if the president dies before their term ends, the vice president becomes the president.
21st Amendment Legalizes the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcoholic drinks.
22nd Amendment Limits an elected president to two terms in office.
23rd Amendment Extend the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the district of Columbia by granting the district electors.
24th Amendment Abolishes the poll tax and literacy tests.
25th Amendment How to replace the president encase of disability. How to replace the vice president.
26th Amendment Lowered the voting age to 18.
27th Amendment Deals with pay raise or decrease for members of Congress. The raise cannot go into effect until reelection time.
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