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First
Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government.
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Second
Protects the right to bear arms.
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Third
Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time.
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Fourth
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause.
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Fifth
Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
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Sixth
Protects the right to have a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel.
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Seventh
Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases according to common law.
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Eighth
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.
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Ninth
Asserts the existence of uneumerated rights retained by the people.
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Tenth
Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the constitution.
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Eleventh
Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity.
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Twelfth
Revises presidential election procedures.
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Thirteenth
Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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Fourteenth
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, th Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues.
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Fifteenth
Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.
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Sixteenth
Allows the federal government to collect income tax.
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Seventeenth
Requires senators to be directly elected.
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Eighteenth
Establishes prohibition of alcohol.
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Nineteenth
Establishes women's suffrage.
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Twentieth
Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (Jan 3rd) and the President (Jan 20th). AKA the lame duck amendment.
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Twenty-first
Repeals the eighteenth amendment.
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Twenty-second
Limits the President to two terms, or a max of ten years.
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Twenty-third
Provides representation of Washington DC in the Electoral College.
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Twenty-fourth
Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes.
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Twenty-fifth
Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession.
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Twenty-sixth
Establishes 18 as the national voting age.
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Twenty-seventh
Prevents laws affecting congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of congress.
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USA Patriot Act
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act
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Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments.
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