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1st Amendment: Freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
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2nd Amendment: Enumerates the right to keep and bear arms
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3rd Amendment: Bans forced quartering of soldiers.
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4th Amendment: Interdiction of unreasonable searches and seizures; a search warrant is required to search persons or property.
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5th Amendment: Indictments; due process; self-incrimination; double jeopardy; rules for eminent domain.
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6th Amendment: Rights to a fair and speedy public trial, to a notice of accusations, to confront the accuser, to subpoenas, and to counsel.
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7th Amendment: Provides for the right to trial by jury in civil cases.
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8th Amendment: Bans cruel and unusual punishment, and excessive fines or bail.
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9th Amendment: Unenumerated (natural) rights
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10th Amendment: Limits the powers of the federal government to only those specifically granted by the constitution.
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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.
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12th Amendment: Revises presidential election procedures. (so no Adams/Jefferson-esque deal could happen again)
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13th Amendment: Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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14th Amendment: Defines citizenship and deals with post-Civil War issues.
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15th Amendment: Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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16th Amendment: Allows the federal government to collect income tax.
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17th Amendment: Allows senators to be directly elected.
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18th Amendment: Prohibition of alcohol.
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19th Amendment: Allows for women's suffrage.
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20th Amendment: Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment".
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21st Amendment: Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment.
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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).
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23rd Amendment: Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College.
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24th Amendment: Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes.
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25th Amendment: Defines the process of presidential succession.
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26th Amendment: Establishes 18 as the national voting age.
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27th Amendment: Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress.