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| -(1791)Freedom of religion, speech, press, the right to assemble peacefully and to petition the government |
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| -(1791)The right to bear arms |
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| -(1791)The government may not require people to house soldiers in peacetime |
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| -(1791)Protects people from unreasonable search and seizure |
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| -(1791) Protects against self incrimination and double jeopardy and guarantees the due process of law |
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| -(1791) Right to trial by jury in all criminal cases |
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| -(1791) Right to trail by jury in a civil case if the conflict is over property or money $20+ |
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| -(1791)Protects against excessive bail, fines, long-term imprisonment before trail, and cruel and unusual punishment |
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| -(1791)Rights that are not mentioned in the Constitution belong to the people |
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| -(1791) Power not given to the national government go to the states or people |
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| -(1804) separate voting in electoral college for Pres. and Vice Pres. |
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| -(1870) Citizenship and civil rights to ALL Americans |
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| -(1870) Voting rights for African American men |
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| -(1913)Direct election of Senators by the people |
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| -(1920) Voting rights for women |
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| -(1933) "Lame Duck" moved Pres. inauguration from March to January |
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| -(1951)Limits Pres. terms to 2 and says if the vice Pres. takes over with more than 2 years left in the term, it counts a term |
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| -(1964)Abolishes poll taxes |
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| -(1971)Voting age lowered to 18 |
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