 | Term | Definition |
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1st |
Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly |
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2nd |
Right to bear arms |
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3rd |
Quartering soldiers in private homes |
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4th |
Searches and seizures; warrants |
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5th |
Due process; Self-incrimination |
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6th |
Rights of the accused |
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7th |
Right to trial by jury in civil cases |
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8th |
Excessive bail & fines; cruel & unusual punishment |
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9th |
Unenumerated rights (not listed rights) retained by the people |
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10th |
Powers reserved to the states or to the people |
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11th |
Immunity of states to foreign suits |
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12th |
Revision of presidential election procedures |
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13th |
Abolition of slavery |
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14th |
Citizenship, state due process, state equal protection |
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15th |
Racial suffrage |
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16th |
Federal income tax |
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17th |
Direct election to the United States Senate |
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18th |
Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by 21st amendment) |
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19th |
Women's suffrage |
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20th |
Term Commencement for congress |
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21st |
Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment; state and local prohibition permitted |
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22nd |
Limits the president to two terms |
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23rd |
Representation of Washington, D.C. in Electoral College |
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24th |
Prohibition of poll taxes |
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25th |
Presidential disabilities |
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26th |
Voting age lowered to 18 (see suffrage) |
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27th |
Variance of congressional compensation |
