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amendment 1: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, freedom to petition the government
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amendment 2: the right to have a militia and bear arms
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amendment 3: the government does not have the right to house soldiers in your home, except in times of war and then according to law
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amendment 4: there will be no unreasonable searches and seizures of a citizen's property
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amendment 5: a person is assumed innocent until proved guilty. no double jeopardy. a person accused of a crime can not be made to testify against himself. a person is entitled to a grand jury. establishes due process
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amendment 6: right to a fair adn speedy trial. right to a lawyer. right to hear the charges against you and to see your accusers
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amendment 7: you have a right to a jury trial if the amount in diispute is $20 or more
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amendment 8: no cruel or unusual punishments allowed or excessive fines or bail
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amendment 9: people have more rights than just what is written in the constitution
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amendment 10: the federal government does not have more power than what is spelled out in the constitution
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amendment 11: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO KNOW THIS AMENDMENT
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amendment 12: corrects the voting problem for the president and vice-president. Before this amendment, the persident was the person who won the election and the losing candidate became the vice-president. This amendment requires someone to run for the office of president and someone else to run for office of VP
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amendment 13: no slavery allowed
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amendment 14: considered by historians to be amongst the most important of all amendments. It defines citizenship, if you were born here, or naturalized, you are a citizen. It requires states to follow due process. It prohibits states from making any laws that will limit citizens right. It requires people to have equal protection under the law. Eliminates the 3/5ths compromise method for determining the number of representatives to the House of Representatives. Limits the ability of some confederacy citizens to hold government office again. It states that the US government will pay her own debts but not those of the Confederate states
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amendment 15: the right to vote shall not be denied by the basis of race
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amendment 16: the US government can tax people's incomes. April 15th is the date when taxes are due
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amendment 17: Voters are give nthe power to elect senators. Previously, that power was given only to state lawmakers
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amendment 18: prohibition of alcoholic beverages. The manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages was illegal. "dry nation"
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amendment 19: women get the right to vote-1920. Susan B. Anthony
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amendment 20: a president used to be sworn into office in March. This moves the inauguration date for a president up to January 20th.
This shortens the "lame duck" period of an outgoing president
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amendment 21: repeals the 18th amendment. brings back alcohol
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amendment 22: limits a president's reign to 2 terms of office. Exception: vice-president can serve up to 10 years if he takes over the president's job for 2 years or less because president dies or is impeached. The next 2 elections, the vice-president can run for president
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amendment 23: lets citizens of Washington, DC vote for the president. Adds 3 electoral votes to the electoral college
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amendment 24: no poll tax allowed
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amendment 25: result of JFK's death. this amendment deals with presidential succesion. It states that if the president dies, the VP becomes new president. It also states that if there is a vacancy in the vice presidency, the president should pick a new VP with Congress' approval
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amendment 26: gives 18 year olds the right to vote. the age used to be 21
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amendment 27: if the salaries of senators and representatives are increased, then the increase doesn't take effect until after the next election. This was one of the 12 amendments introduced by James Madison at the first Congress. This amendment was never rejected, nor passed until now
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poll tax: money paid in order to vote at the polling place
