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Curran Amendments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of speech/press/petition |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bare arms |
| 3rd Amendment | No quartering |
| 4th Amendment | Unreasonable searches |
| 5th Amendment | Right to remain silent/no double jeopardy |
| 6th Amendment | Subpoena Power/trial by jury in criminal crimes |
| 7th Amendment | trial by jury in civil trials -appeals may only focus on a judge’s decision of law, not a jury’s finding of fact |
| 8th Amendment | Bail/death penalty(not in NY) |
| 9th Amendment | inclusion of rights not in the Bill of Rights |
| 10th Amendment | states retain power over issues not in the Constitution |
| 12th Amendment | changed rules for Electoral College |
| 13th Amendment | Loop holes were found when abolishing slavery |
| 14th Amendment | Natural born Americans are citizens |
| 15th Amendment | Loop holes for black citizens to not vote. (Literacy Test) |
| 16th Amendment | Income taxes |
| 17th Amendment | Direct election of the US Senators |
| 18th/21st Amendment | Cancel out each other in regards to alcohol consumption |
| 19th Amendment | Women's Suffrage |
| 20th Amendment | Lame duck period - Moves inauguration day to January) |
| 22nd Amendment | Two term limit set by FDR |
| 23rd Amendment | Gives DC electoral votes |
| 24th Amendment | Banned poll taxes |
| 25th Amendment | allowed new VP to be appointed by President if sitting VP died/resigned . |
| 26th Amendment | 18 year olds can vote |
| 27th Amendment | Congressional pay raise cannot take effect until a Congressional election has passed |