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1st Amendment
freedom of speech,press,assembly,petition,and religion
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
No quotoring of soldiers
4th Amendment
Right to privacy: have to have a search warrant or probable cause to search
5th Amendment
The constitutional amendment designed to protect the rights of persons accused of crimes
6th Amendment
the constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes.
7th Amendment
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved
8th Amendment
gives us the right to bail or they can stay in jail until their trial, no unreasonable bail, forbids cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment
makes clear that the rights spelled in Constitution are not the only rights for Americans
10th Amendment
Amendment stating that the powers not delegated to the federal gov. are reserved to the states
11th Amendment
Restrictions of federal lawsuits
12th Amendment
electors vote separately for President and Vice President
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery
14th Amendment
made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country
15th Amendment
a constitutional amendment that gave African American men the right to vote
16th Admendment
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1913 that explicitly permitted Congress to levy an income tax.
17th Admendment
direct election of senators
18th Admendment
prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
19th Admendment
granted women the right to vote in 1920
20th Admendment
shortened the time between the election and inauguration day, also called the "Lame Duck Amendment