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Flashcards by Joana Perez Reye, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Joana Perez Reye
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| First Amendment | Freedom of speech, press, assembly,, petition, and religion |
| Second Amendment | right to bear arms |
| Third Amendment | no quartering of soldiers |
| Fourth Amendment | no illegal search and seizure/exclusionary rule |
| Fifth Amendment | right to remain silent, no double jeopardy, eminent domain, criminal due process |
| Sixth Amendment | right to counsel (attorney), fair and speedy trial. |
| Seventh Amendment | jury trial in civil cases |
| Eighth Amendment | no cruel or unusual punishment/no excessive bail |
| Ninth Amendment | rights of the people (privacy, right to associate, etc) |
| Tenth Amendment | reserved powers-powers to the state governments |
| Eleventh Amendment | limits lawsuits against us government. |
| Twelve Amendment | separate election for president/vp |
| Thirteen Amendment | abolition of slavery |
| Fourteenth Amendment | due process, equal protection clause, incorporation. |
| Fifteenth Amendment | cannot prevent voting based on race, creed, previous condition of servitude |
| Sixteenth Amendment | created income tax |
| Seventeenth Amendment | direct election of senators |
| Eighteenth Amendment | prohibition |
| Nineteenth Amendment | women's suffrage |
| Twentieth Amendment | lame duck election (date moved from march to January) |
| Twentieth One Amendment | repeal of 18th amendment |
| Twentieth Two Amendment | limits president to two terms in office (10 years total) |
| Twentieth Three | 3 electoral votes given to Washington D.C. |
| Twentieth Four | abolition of poll taxes |
| Twentieth Five | line of succession for president/ presidential disability procedures |
| Twentieth Six | 18 to 21 year old given the right to vote |
| Twentieth Seven | limits congressional pay raises |
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