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Amendments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1st Amendment | SRAPP - Speech religion, assembly, press, and petition |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bear arms - guns rights/militia |
| 3rd Amendment | Quartering of troops |
| 4th Amendment | Search and seizure |
| 5th Amendment | Rights of the accused (double jepordy) |
| 6th Amendment | Trial rights (right to a fair and speedy trial) |
| 7th Amendment | Common law suits (right to trial by jury) |
| 8th Amendment | Cruel and unusual punishment |
| 9th Amendment | Non-enummerated rights (power to the people) |
| 10th Amendment | State rights |
| 11th Amendment | Suits against the state - citizens cannot sue states |
| 12th Amendment | Election of presidents - pres. and vice pres. elected separately |
| 13th Amendment | Abolition of slavery |
| 14th Amendment | Citizenship, due process, and equal protection1 |
| 15th Amendment | Right to vote - no discrimination |
| 16th Amendment | Income tax - congress can tax on income |
| 17th Amendment | Election of senators |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibition of alchohol - repealed by the 21st |
| 19th Amendment | Women's suffrage (voting) |
| 20th Amendment | Lame duck - time between presidents |
| 21st Amendment | Repeal of the 18th |
| 22nd Amendment | Term limits for president |
| 23rd Amendment | Electoral vote to D.C |
| 24th Amendment | No poll tax |
| 25th Amendment | Presidential succession |
| 26th Amendment | Voting age is 18 |
| 27th Amendment | Congressional Salary |