Amendments!
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Lexygal107 on March 9, 2011
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All 27 Amendments and what they are.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1st Amendment | Freedom of religion, speech, press, etc. Right to peacefully assemble and to petition the government |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | A soldier needs a place to stay that soldier cannot just stay in any house he/she wants to. Quartering of Troops. *times of peace- Consent and owner gets *times of war- needs order from congress and owner gets paid |
| 4th Amendment | one must have probable cause in order to get a warrant to search |
| 5th Amendment | Rights of the accused. -right to remain silent -Face your accuser/witnesses -No double jeopardy -Eminet Domain |
| 6th Amendment | CRIMINAL COURT Right to a speedy and fair public trial by an impartial jury |
| 7th Amendment | CIVIL COURT Right to a speedy and fair public trial by an impartial jury -fairness -don't go to jail -can still vote if found "guilty" |
| 8th Amendment | No cruel or unusual punishment |
| 9th Amendment | Individual rights |
| 10th Amendment | Garuntees that states have power -ex. state police, sales tax, speed limits Reserves power to the states |
| 11th Amendment | If a citizen of one state wants to sue a citizen of another state they must go to the court system of the defendent |
| 12th Amendment | Reaction to the growth of Political Parties. Each state gets one vote |
| 13th Amendment | (Civil War Amendment) Abolished slavery |
| 14th Amendment | (Civil War Amendment) Citizenship as nationwide Due Process of law- treated equally |
| 15th Amendment | (Civil War Amendment) Voting rights -primarily freed slaves Southern States go around it -Litercy Test -Poll Tax -Grandfather Clause |
| 16th Amendment | Income Tax- Helped to get money for WW1 |
| 17th Amendment | Direct election of Senators |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibition |
| 19th Amendment | Women's suffrage |
| 20th Amendment | Lame Duck Amendment Congress -Moved March 4th to January 3rd President -Moved 4th to January 20th |
| 21st Amendment | Repeals prohibition. Only Amendment ratified by state conventions |
| 22nd Amendment | two term limit placed on President -response to FDR -10 years max |
| 23rd Amendment | reaction to growth of washington, D.C. Citizens of D.C. could vote in Presidental elections (3 electoral votes) |
| 24th Amendment | The right to vote in primary elections |
| 25th Amendment | Succession to the President. Vacancy of President/Vice President (3 ways) -death -removes himself/herself -Deemed unfit |
| 26th Amendment | 18 year olds right to vote Reaction to Vietnam War and Protests |
| 27th Amendment | Congressional Pay raise Takes place for next congress |
| Establishment Clause | Government cannot establish a religion |
| Free Exercise Clause | Freedom to practice religion except if it breaks Fedral law |
| Double Jeopardy | Being tried for the same crime in the same court |
| Eminent Domain | right of government to take personal property for the good of society |
| Poll Tax | Paying to Vote |
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