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