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Amendment 1 | Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition the government |
Amendment 2 | Right to bear arms(have guns) |
Amendment 3 | No quartering of soldiers(no soldiers living in your house) |
Amendment 4 | No unreasonable search or seizure(must have a warrant) |
Amendment 5 | Rights of the accused(of a crime) |
Amendment 6 | Right to a speedy and fair trial |
Amendment 7 | Right to trial by jury |
Amendment 8 | No cruel or unusual punishment |
Amendment 9 | Powers reserved to the people |
Amendment 10 | Powers reserved to the states |
Amendment 11 | Suits against states |
Amendment 12 | Election of President and Vice President |
Amendment 13 | Abolition of slavery |
Amendment 14 | Rights of citizens, representation in Congress, penalty for engaging in insurrection, public debt |
Amendment 15 | Voting rights(African American vote) |
Amendment 16 | Income tax legal |
Amendment 17 | Direct election of Senators |
Amendment 18 | Prohibition of alcohol |
Amendment 19 | Woman suffrage(woman vote) |
Amendment 20 | Lame Duck(new dates for Congress to begin terms) & Succession of President and Vice President |
Amendment 21 | Repeal of Prohibition(Alcohol legal) |
Amendment 22 | Presidential Term Limit(maximum two elected terms) |
Amendment 23 | Citizens living in Washington DC can vote in elections-DC electors |
Amendment 24 | Abolition of Poll Tax |
Amendment 25 | Presidential Disability and Succession |
Amendment 26 | Voting age of 18 |
Amendment 27 | Congressional salary restraints |