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1st amendment
- religion
- speech
- press
- assembly
- petition
2nd Amendment

right to bear arms
3rd Amendment

no quartering of troops
4th Amendment
- no unreasonable search & seizures
- need a search warrant
5th Amendment

right to remain silent
6th Amendment
- must be informed of your crime
- speedy and public trial (peers)
- held in area where it took place
- entitled to a lawyer
7th Amendment
- civil lawsuits
- can have a jury if over $20
8th Amendment

Can have bail (not excessive)
9th Amendment

rights extended beyond those listed in the B.O.R.
10th Amendment
- Protects from federal government becoming too strong
- gives reserved powers to the states
11th Amendment

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12th Amendment

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13th Amendment
- ended slavery
- no forced labor-except as a punishment
14th Amendment
- ALL people born or naturalized are citizens
- states can not make laws taking away basic rights of their citizens
15th Amendment
- all men can vote (gain suffrage)
- women cant vote still
16th Amendment

Income tax
17th Amendment

direct election of senators
18th Amendment

the prohibition of liquor
19th Amendment

women get the right to vote at the federal level
20th Amendment

states the beginnings & ends of terms for elected officials
21st Amendment

repealed the 18th amendment
22nd Amendment

2 term limit on president
23rd Amendment

DC can vote
24th Amendment
- no poll taxes
- (easier for african americans to vote now)
25th Amendment

Presidential Sucession
26th Amendment

voting age lowered to 18+
27th Amendment

No pay raises in congress until the end of a session

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2010-01-18T03:22:29Z

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