Amendments
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- guarantees freedom of press, assembly, speech, and religion
- 9
- says that citizens have other rights besides the ones listed in the constitution
- 3
- no quartering of troops unless homeowners give their consent and it is a time of war
- 20
- shortened the time between a presidential election and inauguration by designating jan 20 as inauguration day; set jan 3 as the date for the opening of a new congress
- 10
- any powers not specifically given to the national government are reserved to the states or the people; prevents congress and the government from becoming too strong
- 4
- home and property can only be searched if the person has a search warrant
- 8
- no cruel and unusual punishments, excessive bail, or heavy fines
- 11
- removed cases in which a state was sued without its consent from the jurisdiction of the federal courts
- 2
- the right to keep and bear arms, and the right to a military
- 23
- granted voters in the district of columbia the right to vote for president and vice president
- 24
- banned poll tax
- 27
- banned congress from increasing its members' salaries until after the next election
- 17
- said election of U.S senators would be by direct popular vote
- 5
- protects the rights of accused people, an accused person cannot be put on trial until a formal charge from the grand jury is issued
- 18
- prohibition; prohibited the manufactor, sale and transportation of liquor
- 15
- no state can take away a person's voting rights based on race, color or religion; guaranteed the right to vote for all people
- 26
- guaranteed the right to vote to anyone 18 or older
- 14
- all citizens have equal protection under the law; banned states from denying any person life, liberty,or property without the due process of law; granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S
- 13
- abolished slavery
- 16
- empowered congress to levy an income tax
- 19
- guaranteed woman the right to vote
- 6
- guarantees the right to a quick public trial
- 25
- 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
- 21
- repealed the 18th amendment of prohibition and empowered congress to regulate the liquor industry
- 22
- president can be elected to two, 4 year terms
- 12
- required electors to vote separatley for the president and vice president
- 7
- if people have a disagreement with another, they can file a civil suit and go to court with a judge, however there might not be a jury