Constitution
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- amendment 1
- religion, speech, assembly, Press and petition
- amendment 2
- secures the rights to bear arms
- amendment 3
- protects us from having to quartered soldiers, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war
- amendment 4
- this is a protection from unreasonable searches and seizures and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause
- amendment 6
- all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial. this is usually called the dew process. The person also has the right to a trial by jury
- amendment 7
- deals with suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars
- amendment 8
- excessive bail shall not be required, not excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted
- amendment 9
- is the powers reserved to the people. This prevents government from claiming that the only rights people have are those listed in the bill of rights
- amendment 10
- this is the powers reserved to the states. This also protects both the states and the people from an all powerful federal government
- amendment 11
- limits the jurisdiction provided by the Federal courts. Suits against states cant be tried by the federal courts
- amendment 12
- provided for the electoral college to use separate ballots in voting for president. And if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes the house of reps choices the president
- amendment 13
- deals with the outlaw of slavery. this is usually called the civil war amendment
- amendment 14
- is initially set out to protect freed slaves but today it protects general citizens prohibiting a state from depriving any person of life, liberty and property without due process of slavery
- amendment 15
- was intended to prohibit the government from denying a person's right to vote on the basis of race
- amendment 16
- gives congress the right to collect taxes on incomes
- amendment 17
- changed the election of senators from state to state
- amendment 18
- revoked the right to sale, manufacture, or transport liquor
- amendment 19
- gave women the right to vote
- amendment 21
- repealed the 18th amendment
- amendment 23
- this allows citizens of washington d.c. to vote for the president and vice-president
- amendment 24
- was a reaction to poll taxes in states and the prohibiting of african americans
- amendment 25
- this amendment spells out the procedures for replacing the president if he cannot fulfill his/her duties. it also states who will take over for the president if he doesn't full fill his duties and that is the vice president
- amendment 27
- congressional pay raises are effective during the term following their passage