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THE 27 AMENDMENTS
Fichas del conjunto (27)
- 1Amendment 1Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition, and Religion
- 2Amendment 2Right to bare arms
- 3Amendment 3no quartering of soldiers
- 4Amendment 4no illegal search and seizure/exclusionary rule
- 5Amendment 5Right to remain silent, no double jeopardy, eminent domain, criminal due process
- 6Amendment 6right to counsel (attorney), fair and speedy trial
- 7Amendment 7jury trial in civil cases
- 8Amendment 8no cruel or unusual punishment/no excessive bail
- 9Amendment 9Rights of the people (privacy, right to associate, etc.)
- 10Amendment 10Reserved powers- powers to the state government
- 11Amendment 11limits lawsuits against us government
- 12Amendment 12separate election for every president/VP
- 13Amendment 13abolition of slavery
- 14Amendment 14Due process, equal protection clause, incorporation
- 15Amendment 15cannot prevent voting based on race, creed, previous condition of servitude
- 16Amendment 16created income tax
- 17Amendment 17direct election of senators
- 18Amendment 18Prohibition
- 19Amendment 19women's suffrage
- 20Amendment 20lame duck election (date moved from March to January)
- 21AMendment 21repeal of 18th amendment
- 22Amendment 22limits president to two terms in office (10 yrs total)
- 23Amendment 233 electoral votes given to Washington D.C.
- 24Amendment 24abolition of poll taxes
- 25Amendment 25line of succession for president/ presidential disability procedures
- 26Amendment 2618 to 21 yr olds given right to vote
- 27Amendment 27limits congressional pay raises
