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AP Amendments
Amendments to know for the AP test.
| Amendment | Summary |
|---|---|
| 1st Amendment | Protects the people's right to practice religion, to speak freely, to assemble (meet), to address the government and of the press to publish. |
| 2nd Amendment | Protects the right to own guns. There is debate whether this is a right that protects the state, or a right that protects individuals. |
| 3rd Amendment | Guarantees that the army cannot force homeowners to give them room and board. |
| 4th Amendment | Protects the people from the government improperly taking property, papers, or people, without a valid warrant based on probable cause (good reason). |
| 5th Amendment | They can't be tried twice for the same crime. Can't be forced to testify against yourself Property can't be taken without compensation. It also contains due process guarantees. |
| 6th Amendment | Guarantees a speedy trial, an impartial jury, that the accused can confront witnesses against them, and that the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer. |
| 7th Amendment | Guarantees a jury trial in federal civil court cases. This type of case is normally no longer heard in federal court. |
| 8th Amendment | Guarantees that punishments will be fair, and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set. |
| 9th Amendment | Other rights aside from those listed may exist, and just because they are not listed doesn't mean they can be violated. |
| 10th Amendment | Any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people. |
| 13th Amendment | Abolished slavery in the entire United States. |
| 14th Amendment | Ensured that all citizens of all states enjoyed not only rights on the federal level, but on the state level, too. It removed the three-fifths counting of slaves. |
| 15th Amendment | Ensures that race cannot be used as a criteria for voting. |
| 17th Amendment | Shifted the choosing of Senators from the state legislatures to the people of the states. |
| 18th Amendment | Abolished the sale or manufacture of alcohol in the United States. This amendment was later repealed (erased). |
| 19th Amendment | Ensures that gender cannot be used as a criteria for voting. |
| 21st Amendment | Repealed the 18th Amendment. |
| 22nd Amendment | Set a limit on the number of times a President could be elected - two four-year terms. |
| 26th Amendment | Ensures that any person 18 or over may vote. |
| 11th Amendment | Expands the power of both state and federal governments to protect them from lawsuits |
| 12th Amendment | Separated ballots for president and vice president |
| 16th Amendment | Allowed federal income taxes |
| 20th Amendment | Defined commencement for presidential term and set rules for succession |
| 23rd Amendment | Gave Washington DC a presidential vote |
| 24th Amendment | Abolished poll taxes |
| 25th Amendment | Determines what happens in the case of presidential and vice presidential vacancy |
| 27th Amendment | Prevents members of Congress from granting themselves pay raises during the course of a session |
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