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what is the 2nd amendment
the right to bear arms
what is the 8 amendment
what is the 11th amendment
. It renders the states immune from lawsuits from out-of-state citizens and foreign individuals
what is the 18th amendment
declared the production, transport and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal
what is the 24th amendment
Elimination of Poll Taxes
what is 1st amendment
Religious Freedom, and Freedom to Speak freedom to Print, Assemble, and Petition.
what is the 6th amendment
It gives citizens a series of rights in criminal trials
what is the 13th amendment
It forbids chattel slavery across the United States and in every territory under its control, except as a criminal punishment.
what is the 17th amendment
electors get directly elected by the voting public during elections
what is the 21st amendment
a nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
what is the 5th amendmeant
ensures the protection against self-incrimination
what is the 9th amendment
it guarantees that rights that are not specifically written in the Constitution may be retained by the people, like the right to marry or the right to choose one's own career.
what is the 14th amendment
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
what is the 20th amendment
changed the original calendar dates for the president and vice president's terms from March 4 to January 20.
what is the 25th amendment
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or the Vice President shall become President.
what is the 4th amendment
protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
what is the 10th amendment
any powers that are not specifically given to the federal government, nor withheld from the states, are reserved to those respective states, or to the people at large.
what is the 15th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
what is the 19th amendment
granted women the right to vote
what is the 22nd amendment
presidents can only have 4 terms in office
what is the 3rd amendment
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
what is the 7th amendment
It protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value
what is the 12th amendment
it was now mandated that a distinct vote had to be taken for the president and the vice president. Further, one of the selected candidates must be someone who is not from the same state as the elector.
what is the 16th amendment
making it possible to enact a modern nationwide income tax
what is the 23rd amendment
Extending the Vote to the District of Columbia It gives electors to the District of Columbia