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Amendments
American Government bill of rights and other amendments
| right | amendment |
|---|---|
| freedom of religion | First Amendment |
| Freedom of speech | First Amendment |
| Freedom of the press | First Amendment |
| freedom to petition | First Amendment |
| freedom of assembly | First Amendment |
| right to bear arms | second amendment |
| No Quartering of soldiers in people's homes without homeowner's consent | third amendment |
| No Search or Seizure without Probable Cause | fourth amendment |
| Right to a grand jury in criminal trial | Fifth amendment |
| No double jeopardy | Fifth amendment |
| eminent domain | Fifth amendment |
| right against self-incrimination | fifth amendment |
| Due process of law | fifth amendment |
| Life, Liberty or Property cannot be taken without Due Process | fifth amendment |
| speedy public trial | sixth amendment |
| right to confront a witness against you | sixth amendment |
| impartial jury | sixth amendment |
| right to an attorney | sixth amendment |
| right to have witnesses in your favor | sixth amendment |
| jury for civil cases | seventh amendment |
| no excessive bail | eighth amendment |
| no cruel and unusual punishment | eighth amendment |
| citizens of the united states have basic human rights that are not otherwise written in the constitution | ninth amendment |
| any power not listed by the constitution is given to the states | tenth amendment |
| sovereign immunity | 11th amendment |
| president and vice president must be on the same ticket | 12th amendment |
| abolish slavery | 13th amendment |
| anyone born in the US or naturalized is equally protected by the law | 14th amendment |
| All citizens have due process | 14th amendment |
| anyone born on US soil is a citizen | 14th amendment |
| suffrage cannot be restricted by race | 15th amendment |
| federal income tax | 16th amendment |
| direct voting for senators | 17th amendment |
| prohibition of alcohol | 18th amendment |
| Suffrage will not be denied to anyone on account of their sex | 19th amendment |
| Term of office of the President and Vice President begins at noon on January 20 | 20th amendment |
| annulment of the 18th amendment | 21st amendment |
| President is limited to two terms | 22nd amendment |
| The District of Columbia will have three electors for President | 23rd amendment |
| Elimination of Poll Taxes | 24th amendment |
| Presidential Succession is established | 25th amendment |
| Suffrage will not be denied to anyone over the age of 18 years | 26th amendment |
| Congress cannot give itself a pay raise until after an election | 27th amendment |