Amendments to US Constitution
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la_cantante on September 12, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1st Amendment | Freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition. |
| 2nd Amendment | Enumerates the right to keep and bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | Bans forced quartering of soldiers. |
| 4th Amendment | Interdiction of unreasonable searches and seizures; a search warrant is required to search persons or property. |
| 5th Amendment | Indictments; due process; self-incrimination; double jeopardy; rules for eminent domain. |
| 6th Amendment | Rights to a fair and speedy public trial, to a notice of accusations, to confront the accuser, to subpoenas, and to counsel. |
| 7th Amendment | Provides for the right to trial by jury in civil cases. |
| 8th Amendment | Bans cruel and unusual punishment, and excessive fines or bail. |
| 9th Amendment | Unenumerated (natural) rights |
| 10th Amendment | Limits the powers of the federal government to only those specifically granted by the constitution. |
| 11th Amendment | Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. |
| 12th Amendment | Revises presidential election procedures. (so no Adams/Jefferson-esque deal could happen again) |
| 13th Amendment | Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. |
| 14th Amendment | Defines citizenship and deals with post-Civil War issues. |
| 15th Amendment | Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. |
| 16th Amendment | Allows the federal government to collect income tax. |
| 17th Amendment | Allows senators to be directly elected. |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibition of alcohol. |
| 19th Amendment | Allows for women's suffrage. |
| 20th Amendment | Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment". |
| 21st Amendment | Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment. |
| 22nd Amendment | Limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years (i.e., if a Vice President serves not more than one half of a President's term, he can be elected to a further two terms). |
| 23rd Amendment | Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College. |
| 24th Amendment | Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes. |
| 25th Amendment | Defines the process of presidential succession. |
| 26th Amendment | Establishes 18 as the national voting age. |
| 27th Amendment | Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress. |
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