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Amendments
Amendments 1-27 to US Constitution
27
Social Studies
12th Grade
01/30/2012

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Term
Amendment 1
Definition
-speech
-assembly
-religion
-petition
-press
Term
Amendment 2
Definition
-right to bear arms
Term
Amendment 3
Definition
-prohibits quartering
Term
Amendment 4
Definition
-unreasonable search and seizure
Term
Amendment 5
Definition
-indictment by grand jury
-self-incrimination
-double jeopardy
-due process
Term
Amendment 6
Definition
-fair and speedy trial by jury
-lawyer and witnesses
-knowledge of charges
Term
Amendment 7
Definition
-trial by jury
Term
Amendment 8
Definition
-excessive bail/fines
-cruel and unusual punishment
Term
Amendment 9
Definition
-unenumerated rights of people
Term
Amendment 10
Definition
-reserved power to states or people
Term
Amendment 11
Definition
-states cannot be sued by out-of-state citizens or foreigners
Term
Amendment 12
Definition
-revised presidential election procedures
Term
Amendment 13
Definition
-abolished slavery and involuntary servitude (except as punishment for a crime)
Term
Amendment 14
Definition
-citizenship clause
-due process clause
-equal protection clause
Term
Amendment 15
Definition
-prohibits denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
Term
Amendment 16
Definition
-income tax
Term
Amendment 17
Definition
-direct election of senators
Term
Amendment 18
Definition
-Prohibition
Term
Amendment 19
Definition
-women's suffrage
Term
Amendment 20
Definition
-fixes dates of term commencements for Congress and President ("lame duck")
Term
Amendment 21
Definition
-repeals 18th Amendment
Term
Amendment 22
Definition
-president limited to two terms or 10 years
Term
Amendment 23
Definition
-representation of Washington, DC in electoral college
Term
Amendment 24
Definition
-prohibits poll taxes for fed. elections
Term
Amendment 25
Definition
-presidential succession
Term
Amendment 26
Definition
-voting age of 18
Term
Amendment 27
Definition
-changes to Congressional salary don't take effect until beginning of next session
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