the amendments
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27 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1 | Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government |
| 2 | Protects the right to keep and bear arms |
| 3 | Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers |
| 4 | Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause |
| 5 | Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy |
| 6 | Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel |
| 7 | Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law |
| 8 | Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment |
| 9 | people's rights |
| 10 | states rights |
| 11 | Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity |
| 12 | Revises presidential election procedures |
| 13 | abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime |
| 14 | Defines citizenship and deals with post-Civil War issues |
| 15 | Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude |
| 16 | Allows the federal government to collect income tax |
| 17 | Requires senators to be directly elected by the people |
| 18 | Establishes Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by Twenty-first Amendment) |
| 19 | Establishes women's suffrage |
| 20 | Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment" |
| 21 | Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment |
| 22 | 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) |
| 23 | Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College |
| 24 | Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes |
| 25 | Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession |
| 26 | Establishes 18 as the national voting age |
| 27 | Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress |
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