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| Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government |
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| Protects the right to bear arms |
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| Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time |
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| Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause |
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| Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy |
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| Protects the right to have a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel |
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| Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law |
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| Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment |
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| Asserts the existence of unenumerated rights retained by the people |
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| Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution |
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| Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity |
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| Revises presidential election procedures |
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| Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime |
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| Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues |
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| Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude |
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| Allows the federal government to collect income tax |
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| Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote |
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| Establishes Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by Twenty-first Amendment) |
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| Establishes women's suffrage |
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| Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment" |
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| Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment |
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| Limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years (i.e., if a Vice President serves not more than one half of a President's term, he or she can be elected to a further two terms) |
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| Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College |
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| Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes |
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| Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession |
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| Establishes the official voting age to be 18 years old |
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| Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress |
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