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Flashcards by Morgan Babson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Morgan Babson
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | No quartering of soldiers |
| 4th Amendment | No illegal search and seizure/exclusionary rule |
| 5th Amendment | Right to remain silent, no double jeopardy, eminent domain, criminal due process |
| 6th Amendment | Right to council (attorney), fair and speedy trial |
| 7th Amendment | Jury trial in civil cases |
| 8th Amendment | No cruel or unusual punishment/ no excessive bail |
| 9th Amendment | Rights of the people (privacy, right to associate etc.) |
| 10th Amendment | Reserved powers- powers to the states governments |
| 11th Amendment | Limits lawsuits against U.S. government |
| 12th Amendment | Separate election for president and vise president |
| 13th Amendment | Abolition of slavery |
| 14th Amendment | Due process, equal protection clause, incorporation |
| 15th Amendment | Cannot prevent voting based on race, creed, previous condition of servitude |
| 16th Amendment | Created income tax |
| 17th Amendment | Direct election of senators |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibition |
| 19th Amendment | Women's suffrage |
| 20th Amendment | Lame duck election (date moved from March to January) |
| 21st Amendment | Repeal of the 18th amendment |
| 22nd Amendment | Limits president to terms in office (10 years) |
| 23rd Amendment | 3 electoral votes given to Washington D.C. |
| 24th Amendment | Abolition of poll taxes |
| 25th Amendment | Line of succession for president/ presidentential disability procedures |
| 26th Amendment | 18 to 21 yr olds given right to vote |
| 27th Amendment | Limits congressional pay raises |
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