Bill of Rights
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starrheart10 on March 30, 2011
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27 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 First Ammendment | freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech, press (prior restraint) |
| Second Ammendment | States that "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed |
| Third Ammendment | Soldiers cannot be housed in private homes without the consent of the owner |
| Fourth Ammendment | Right to be free from unreasonable search and seizures. Warrant should be issued upon probable cause describing the specific place to be searched |
| Fifth Ammendment | States that no person will have their life, liberty, or property taken away without due process of law |
| Sixth Ammendment | Guarantees the rights to a speedy and public trial in the district where the crime was committed. The accused has a right to a lawyer and a fair jury |
| Seventh Ammendment | Guarantees a trial by jury |
| Eighth Ammendment | Excessive bail, fines, and punishment are prohibited |
| Ninth Ammendment | Ammendment that guaranteed that rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution were protected unless prohibited |
| Tenth Ammendment | Says that the powers not delegated to the Federal government nor forbidden to the states belong to the people |
| eleventh ammendment | Limiting powers of federal courts |
| twelfth ammendment | The twelfth amendment retains the electoral college and changes the process for electing the President and Vice President. According to the twelfth amendment, each electoral college voter must cast a distinct ballot for both president and vice president. |
| thirteenth ammendment | Constitutional Ammendment that outlawed Slavery |
| fourteenth ammendment | guarantee citizens equal protection under the law |
| fifteenth ammendment | Guranteed the right to vote to men regardless of their race |
| sixteenth ammendment | allowed congress to levy taxes based on an individuals income |
| seventeenth ammendment | gave voters the right to directly vote for their senator instead of doing so through the state legislatures. |
| eighteenth ammendment | made prohibition the law of the land throughout the United States |
| nineteenth ammendment | Ratified in 1920 guaranteed women the right to vote in all states. |
| twentieth ammendment | The Presidential and Congressional offices get terms |
| twenty-first ammendment | The eighteenth ammendment is repealed |
| twenty-second ammendment | Two term limit for Presidential Terms |
| twenty-third ammendment | The number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress. Electoral College |
| twenty-fourth ammendment | States that the right to vote in an elction shall not be denied because a person fails to pay a tax |
| twenty-fifth ammendment | Succession to the president (if he dies the VP takes office) |
| twenty-sixth ammendment | Grants the right to vote to everyone 18 years and older |
| twenty-seventh ammendment | Salaries of representatives and senators take affect after election |
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