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Amendments

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1st Amendment   1) Right to assembly 2)Right to petition the government (right to go to court) 3)Freedom of press 4)Freedom of religion 5)Freedom of speech  
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2nd Amendment   Right to bear arms  
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3rd Amendment   No quartering of troops in private homes.  
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4th Amendment   No unreasonable search and seizure; Exclusionary Rule  
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5th Amendment   1) No double jeopardy 2) Writ of habeas corpus – “show me the body”; must explain grounds for arrest 3) No self-incrimination 4) Due process – Treated the same under federal law 5) Eminent domain –Government can take private property for public use  
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6th Amendment   Right to a speedy and public trial and guaranteed a lawyer.  
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7th Amendment   Right to have a jury trial for a civil case.  
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8th Amendment   1) No excessive bail 2) Cruel and unusual punishment  
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9th Amendment   All rights not listed are guaranteed to the people.  
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10th Amendment   Unless it is specifically prohibited by the Constitution, the states have any unlisted rights.  
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11th Amendment   individuals cannot sue states.  
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12th Amendment   Electors vote separately for president and vice president  
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13th Amendment   abolishes slavery  
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14th Amendment   1) Defines citizenship* *Jus soli – born on U.S. soil *Jus sanguines – parent is citizen at time of birth *Naturalization 2) Due process in state government  
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15th Amendment   Guarantees the right to vote to citizens  
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16th Amendment   Federal income tax is legal  
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17th Amendment   Direct election of Senators.  
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18th Amendment   Prohibition  
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19th Amendment   Women’s suffrage  
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20th Amendment   Changes the date of inauguration from March to January  
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21st Amendment   Repeals 18th Amendment, ended Prohibition  
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22nd Amendment   Limits the President to 2 terms or 10 years.  
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23rd Amendment   District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes.  
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24th Amendment   abolishes poll tax  
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25th Amendment   Presidential succession (V.P. OFFICIALLY takes over President)  
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26th Amendment   lowers the voting age to 18  
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27th Amendment   Congress cannot give itself a pay raise during a term; bills raising pay take effect on the next term.  
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Method 1 of amending the Constitution   Proposed by 2/3 of Congress; ratified by 3/4 of State Legislatures (Used for 26 out of 27 of the Amendments)  
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Method 2 of amending the Constitution   Proposed by 2/3 of Congress; ratified by 3/4 of State Convention (used once for the 21st Amendment)  
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Method 3 of amending the Constitution   Proposed by 2/3 national conventions; ratified by 3/4 State legislatures  
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Method 4 of amending the Constitution   Proposed by 2/3 national convention; ratified by 3/4 state conventions  
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What are the Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments?   13,14,15  
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Which is the only amendment to repeal another and which amendment did it repeal?   21, repealed 18  
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Which amendment could have been the 13th amendment?   27  
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After the 25th amendment, what is the presidential line of succession?   1. V.P 2. Speaker of the House 3. President pro tempore 4. Secretary of State 5. Secretary of Treasury  
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