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27 Amendments
Term | Definition |
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1st amendment | freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition |
2nd amendment | right to keep, bear arms |
3rd amendment | lodging troops in private homes |
4th amendment | search, seizures, proper warrants |
5th amendment | criminal proceedings, due process, eminent domain |
6th amendment | criminal proceedings |
7th amendment | jury trials in civil cases |
8th amendment | bail; cruel, unusual punishment |
9th amendment | unenumerated rights |
10th amendment | power reserved to the states |
11th amendment | suits against the states |
12th amendment | election of president and vice president |
13th amendment | slavery and involuntary servitude |
14th amendment | rights of citizens |
15th amendment | right to vote-race, color, servitude |
16th amendment | income tax |
17th amendment | popular election of senators |
18th amendment | prohibition of intoxicating liquors |
19th amendment | equal suffrage-sex |
20th amendment | Sessions of congress |
21st amendment | repeal of 18th amendment |
22nd amendment | presidential tenure |
23rd amendment | inclusion of District of Columbia in presidential election systems |
24th amendment | right to vote in federal elections-tax payment |
25th amendment | presidential succession; vice presidential vacancy; presidential inability |
26th amendment | right to vote-age |
27th amendment | congressional pay |