| Term | Definition |
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| 1st amendment | freedom of religion, press, assembly, speech and petition. |
| 2nd amendment | right to bear arms |
| 3rd amendment | right not to have to quarter soldiers |
| 4th amendment | right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures |
| 5th amendment | right to grand jury indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self incrimination, due process of law. |
| 6th amendment | right to be informed of charges, be present when witnesses speak in court, to call defense witnesses, to have a lawyer. |
| 7th amendment | right to a jury trial in civil cases. |
| 8th amendment | freedom from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. |
| 9th amendment | guarantee of right not listed in the constitution |
| 10th amendment | rights of states and the people |
| 11th amendment | prevents suits against states |
| 12th amendment | election of the president |
| 13th amendment | abolishement of slavery |
| 14th amendment | right to be free from discrimination in states, to have due process of law, to have equal protection of the law. |
| 15th amendment | black suffrage |
| 16th amendment | individual income tax |
| 17th amendment | election of national senators |
| 18th amendment | prohibition of alcoholic beverages |
| 19th amendment | women's suffrage |
| 20th amendment | Lame-Duck period shortened for federal officials |
| 21st amendment | repeal of prohibition |
| 22nd amendment | Limitation of the presidential terms of office |
| 23rd amendment | voters in Wshington D.C given the right to vote for presidential electors |
| 24th amendment | abolition of poll taxes |
| 25th amendment | succession of the office of the president |
| 26th amendment | 18 year olds given the right to vote |
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