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Flashcards by mmcmillian8978, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by mmcmillian8978
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 soilders |
| 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 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 govt. |
| Twelfth Amendment | separate election for president/vp |
| Thirteenth Amendment | aboliation 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 First Amendment | repeal of 18th amendment |
| Twentieth Second Amendment | limits president to two terms in office (10 years total) |
| Twentieth Third Amendment | Three electoral votes given to Washington D.C. |
| Twentieth Fourth Amendment | abolition of poll taxes |
| Twentieth Fifth Amendmetn | line of succession for president/presidential disability procedures |
| Twentieth Sixth Amendment | 18 to 21 year olds given the right to vote |
| Twentieth Seventh Amendment | limits congressional pay raises |
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