Amendments 1-27
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Amendment One | Freedom of Religion, Press, Speech, Assembly, Petition |
| Amendment Two | Right to Bear Arms |
| Amendment Three | Right to not have to quarter Soldiers and seizures |
| Amendment Four | Right to be free from un-reasonable searches and seizures |
| Amendment Five | Right to grand jury indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self-incrimination, due process of law |
| Amendment Six | Right to be in-formed of charges be present when wit-nesses speak in court, to call defense witnesses, to have a lawyer. |
| Amendment Seven | Right to a jury trial in civil cases |
| Amendment Eight | Freedom from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment |
| Amendment Nine | Guarantee of rights not listed in Constitution |
| Amendment Ten | Rights of states and people |
| Amendment Eleven | Prevents suits against states |
| Amendment Twelve | Election of the President(Election Procedures) |
| Amendment Thirteen | Abolition of slavery Outlawed |
| Amendment Fourteen | Right to be free from discrimination in states to have due process of law, to have equal protection of the law |
| Amendment Fifteen | Black Suffrage |
| Amendment Sixteen | Individual Income Tax |
| Amendment Seventeen | Election of National Senators |
| Amendment Eighteen | Prohibition of alcoholic beverages |
| Amendment Nineteen | Women's Suffrage |
| Amendment Twenty | Lame-Duck Period shortened for federal Officials |
| Amendment Twenty One | Repeal to Prohibition (they can drink again) |
| Amendment Twenty Two | Limitation of Presidential term of office |
| Amendment Twenty Three | Voters in Washington D.C. given the right to vote for presidential electors |
| Amendment Twenty Four | Abolition of poll taxes |
| Amendment Twenty Five | Succession of offices of the President |
| Amendment Twenty Six | 18 year olds given the right to vote |
| Amendment Twenty Seven | Limits the power of Congress to increase it's own salaries |
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