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| Preamble to the US Constitution |
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. |
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US Constitution Article I
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Legislative Branch.
Enumerated powers to Congress. |
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US Constitution Article II
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US Constitution Article III
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US Constitution Article IV
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US Constitution Article V
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US Constitution Article VI
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US Constitution Article VII
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US Constitution
Amendment I
(Bill of Rights - passed by Congress on 9/25/1789; Ratified on 12/15/1791)
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Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition and assembly
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US Constitution
(Bill of Rights - passed by Congress on 9/25/1789; Ratified on 12/15/1791) |
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US Contitution
Amendment III
(Bill of Rights - passed by Congress on 9/25/1789; Ratified on 12/15/1791) |
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No quartering of soldiers, except in times of war.
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US Constitution
Amendment IV
(Bill of Rights - passed by Congress on 9/25/1789; Ratified on 12/15/1791) |
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No unreasonable search and seizure
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US Constitution
Amendment V
(Bill of Rights - passed by Congress on 9/25/1789; Ratified on 12/15/1791) |
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Rights guaranteed to the accused
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US Constitution
Amendment VI
(Bill of Rights - passed by Congress on 9/25/1789; Ratified on 12/15/1791) |
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US Constitution
Amendment VII
(Bill of Rights - passed by Congress on 9/25/1789; Ratified on 12/15/1791) |
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Trial by jury in civil cases
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US Constitution
Amendment VIII
(Bill of Rights - passed by Congress on 9/25/1789; Ratified on 12/15/1791) |
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No cruel and unusual punishment
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US Constitution
Amendment IX
(Bill of Rights - passed by Congress on 9/25/1789; Ratified on 12/15/1791) |
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Rights not listed are retained by the people
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US Constitution
Amendment X
(Bill of Rights - passed by Congress on 9/25/1789; Ratified on 12/15/1791) |
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Powers not delegated to the United states by the Constitution are reserved to the states
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US Constitution
Amendment XI |
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| State cannot be sued in a federal court by a citizen of another state (1795) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XII
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| How we elect the President (1804) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XIII
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| Abolition of slavery (1865) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XIV
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| Citizenship defined. Privileges or immunities. Due process of law and equal protection of the law applied to the states (1868) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XV
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| Suffrage for black males (1870) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XVI
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US Constitution
Amendment XVII
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| Direct election of Senators (1913) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XVIII
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| Prohibition. No manufacture or sale of alcohol (1919) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XIX
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| Suffrage for women (1920) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XX
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Lame duck amendment
When the President take oath of office
(1933) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XXI
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Reverse Prohibition
(1933) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XXII
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Limit President to two terms in office or ten years
(1951) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XXIII
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Three Electors for Washington D.C.
(1961) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XXIV
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Can't require poll taxes
(1964) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XXV
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Disability and succession
(1967)
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US Constitution
Amendment XXVI
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Eighteen-year-old given right to vote
(1971) |
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US Constitution
Amendment XXVII
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Cannot raise salary during that term
(1992) |
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