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Amendments of the U.S. Constitution

Key rights provided in the Bill of Rights and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

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First AmendmentProtects the freedom of speech, press, and religion, and the right to assemble and protest government actions
Second AmendmentProtects citizens' right to bear arms
Third AmendmentProtects against the government quartering soldiers in private homes
Fourth AmendmentProtects against unreasonable searches and seizures
Fifth AmendmentProvides for "due process" protections
Sixth AmendmentProvides for a fair and impartial trial in criminal cases
Seventh AmendmentProvides a jury trial in civil cases
Eighth AmendmentProtects those guilty of a crime against cruel and unusual punishment
Nineth AmendmentRights not listed in Constitution are left to the people
Tenth AmendmentPowers not mentioned are reserved to the states
Thirteenth AmendmentEnded slavery in the United States
Fourteenth AmendmentGuaranteed "due process" and "equal protection" under state as well as federal law
Fifteenth AmendmentGuaranteed voting rights to former male slaves
Due Process RightsLegal proceeding are carried out in accordance with established rules and principles; established by both the 5th and 14th amendments
Equal Protection RightsGuaranteed by 14th amendment; requires the federal and all state government to treat all citizens equally
Sixteenth AmendmentEstablished federal income tax
Seventeenth AmendmentProvided for the direct election of senators
Nineteenth AmendmentGranted women the right to vote
Twenty-fourth AmendmentOutlawed the poll tax for voting
Twenty-sixth AmendmentGranted 18 year olds the right to vote


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