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1st Amendment | free speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition |
2nd Amendment | right to bear arms |
3rd Amendment | no quartering of troops without owner's consent |
4th Amendment | prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures without warrants based on probable cause |
5th Amendment | protection from self-incrimination and double jeopardy |
6th Amendment | right to a speedy, fair, and public trial |
7th Amendment | provides a trial by jury |
8th Amendment | prohibits excessive fines and protection from cruel and unusual punishment |
9th Amendment | protects rights not enumerated in the constitution |
10th Amendment | all power not given to the government belong to the states |
11th Amendment | states are protected from lawsuits by citizens of another state |
12th Amendment | clarifies the procedures for electing the vice-president |
13th Amendment | abolishes slavery |
14th Amendment | citizenship due process |
15th Amendment | voting cannot be restricted on the count of race |
16th Amendment | congress is given the power to tax incomes |
17th Amendment | direct election of senators |
18th Amendment | prohibition of alcohol |
19th Amendment | woman gain the right to vote |
20th Amendment | sets procedures for outgoing president and the new incoming president |
21st Amendment | repeals prohibition or 18th Amendment |
22nd Amendment | limit presidential terms to two |
23rd Amendment | District of Columbia receives electoral votes |
24th Amendment | prohibits poll taxes |
25th Amendment | presidential succession and presidential disability |
26th Amendment | 18 year olds gain the right to vote |
27 Amendment | any change to congressional salaries until the start of the next term |
initiative | allows citizens to create laws |
referndum | allows citizens to vote for laws |
recall | allows citizens to recall laws or politicians |
veto | cancelling a law |