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| Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and to petition the government |
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| Troops may not be quartered in homes in peacetime |
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| No unreasonable searches or seizures allowed - warrant granted by a judge necessary for police to search private property |
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| No double jeapordy, no loss of life/liberty/property without due process, forcing someone to testify against themselves prohibited (self-incrimination) |
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| Right to a speedy, public, and impartial trial with defense counsel, and the right to cross-examine witnesses |
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| Jury trials in civil suits where value exceeds $20 |
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No excessive bail or fines
No cruel and unusual punishment |
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| Unlisted rights are not necessarily denied |
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| Powers not delegated to the U.S. or denied to the states are reserved to the states |
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| A state cannot be sued by a person in another state or country |
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| Changed method used to select the President and Vice President in the Electoral College |
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| States must provide equal protection to all people within their jurisdiction, and gave slaves and their descendents constitutional rights |
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| Granted voting rights to males of all races - Designed to extend voting rights to newly freed male slaves |
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| Authorized Congress to impose and collect federal income taxes |
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Direct election of U.S. senators
(previously they had been selected by the state legislatures - now by voting public) |
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| Began Prohibition - manufacture and sale of alcohol prohibited |
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| Granted voting rights to women |
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| establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal officials |
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| Ended the prohibition of alcohol |
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| Limited the number of years an individual may serve as president |
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| Allowed residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections |
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| Provided for the selection of a new vice president should the position become vacant - Also allows the vice president to temporarily assume preisdency when president is disabled |
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| Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 |
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| If Congress votes itself a pay increase, that increase cannot take place until after the next election |
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