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Amendments

Terms in this set (14)

1st Amendment
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
2nd Amendment
Right to keep and bear arms
3rd Amendment
The right to not have to quarter troops/soldiers in your home
4th Amendment
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment
Double Jeopardy(can't be tried twice for the same crime); Protection from Self incrimination; follow the correct protocols to search or accuse someone
6th Amendment
Right to a speedy trial by a jury; The right to have a lawyer during a trial; The person can call witnesses & question the other side's witnesses.
7th Amendment
Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment, no excessive bail/fines
13th Amendment
Abolition of slavery
First of the Civil War Amendments
14th Amendment
Equal protection under the law
Eliminated 3/5ths Compromise
Second of the Civil War Amendments
15th Amendment
People cannot discriminate in voting based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Third of the Civil War Amendments
19th Amendment
Women have the right to vote
26th Amendment
lowered the voting age to 18(Vietnam Era)
24th Amendment
Elimination of the poll tax and literacy tests in voting.
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