Consitution: 27 Amendments

Terms in this set (27)

Freedom of speech, assembly, religion, the press and to petition the government

The right to bear arms

No quartering of troops in homes except in time of war

No search without a warrant

Due process and protection of property

Jury trial in civil cases

No cruel and unusual punishment

Rights not specifically mentioned in the constitution should not be assumed not to exist

Rights of the states

Sovereign immunity

Electoral college reform

Slavery abolished

Equal protection under law and due process of law

Right to vote shall not be abridged because of color or previous servitude

Election of senators

Women's suffrage

The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3rd day of January. This law is also called the Lame Duck Amendment as it helped put the lame duck sessions of the congress to an end.

Prohibition repealed

Presidential term limits

District of Columbia suffrage

Poll taxes abolished

Presidential disability

Voting at age 18

Prevents salary increases for federal legislators from taking effect until after an intervening election of members of the House of Representatives.

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