Set: US Amendments

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one guarantees freedom of religion, speech, assembly, and press, and the right of people to petition the government
two protects the rights of states to maintain a militia and of citizens to bear arms
three restricts quartering of troops in private homes
four protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures"
five assures the right to not be deprived of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law," including protections against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and government seizure of property without just compensation
six guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
seven assures the right to a jury trial in cases involving the common law (the law established by previous court decisions)
eight protects against excessive bail, or cruel and unusual punishment
nine provides that people's rights are not restricted those specified in Amendments 1-8
ten restates the Constitutions principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states and to the people
eleven removed cases in which a state was sued without its consent from the jurisdiction of the federal courts
twelve required presidential electors to vote separately for president and vice president
thirteen abolished slavery and authorized Congress to pass legislation implementing its abolition
fourteen granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US; banned states from denying any person life, liberty, or property without due process of law; and banned states from denying any person equal protection under the laws
fifteen extended voting rights to AA by outlawing denial of the right to ote on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
sixteen empowered Congress to levy an income tax
seventeen provided for the election of US senators by direct popular vote instead of by the state legistlature
eighteen authorized Congress to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and transportatioin of liquor
nineteen women's suffrage
twenty shortened the time between a presidential election and inauguration by designating January 20 as Inaugration Day; set January 3 as the date for the opening of the new Congress
twenty-one repealed the 18th amendment and empowered Congress to regulate the liquor industry
twenty-two limited presidents to two full terms in office
twenty-three granted voters in DC the right to vote for president and vice president
twenty-four forbade requiring the payment of a poll tax to vote in a federal election
twenty-five provided for succession to the office of president in the event of death or incapacity and for filling vacancies in the office of the vice president
twenty-six extended the right to vote to 18-year olds
twenty-seven Banned Congress from increasing its members' salaries until after the next election
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Created October 18, 2006
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  1. twelve → required presidential electors to vote separately for president and vice president - 10 misses
  2. seven → assures the right to a jury trial in cases involving the common law (the law established by previous court decisions) - 9 misses
  3. twenty-five → provided for succession to the office of president in the event of death or incapacity and for filling vacancies in the office of the vice president - 8 misses
  4. fourteen → granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US; banned states from denying any person life, liberty, or property without due process of law; and banned states from denying any person equal protection under the laws - 7 misses
  5. fifteen → extended voting rights to AA by outlawing denial of the right to ote on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude - 7 misses
  6. seventeen → provided for the election of US senators by direct popular vote instead of by the state legistlature - 7 misses
  7. eleven → removed cases in which a state was sued without its consent from the jurisdiction of the federal courts - 6 misses