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U.S. Constitution
Amendments 1-24
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11th Grade
06/17/2009
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Term
First Amendment
 Definition
Freedom of speech, press, and assembly. No establishment of religion. Right to petition the government.
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Second Amendment
 Definition
Right to bear arms.
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Third Amendment
 Definition
No quartering of troops.
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Fourth Amendment
 Definition
No unreasonable searches or seizures.
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Fifth Amendment
 Definition
Right to a Grand Jury. No double jeopardy. No self-incrimination. FEDERAL government can't take away your life, liberty or property without due process of the law ("due process" clause) Eminent Domain (government can't take your property for public use, but needs to justly compensate you)
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Sixth Amendment
 Definition
Right to a speedy and public trial. Right to witnesses. Right to Counsel (lawyer)
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Seventh Amendment
 Definition
Right to a trial by jury in cases over $20.
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Eighth Amendment
 Definition
No excessive fines or bail. No cruel or unusual punishment.
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Ninth Amendment
 Definition
All RIGHTS not listed in the Constitution still belong to the people.
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Tenth Amendment
 Definition
All POWERS not given to the national government (or prohibited to the states) belong to the states.
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Twelfth Amendment
 Definition
Separate electoral college ballots cast for President and Vice President.
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Thirteenth Amendment
 Definition
No slavery (except as punishment for a crime).
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Fourteenth Amendment
 Definition
Defines citizenship. STATES cannot deprive a person of their life, liberty, or property without due process of the law. "Equal Protection" Clause. Pardons for Civil War leaders only with 2/3 vote of each House of Congress. Confederate Civil War debt can't be paid.
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Fifteenth Amendment
 Definition
Right to vote can't be denied because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. [Does NOT mean that the right to vote can't be taken away for other reasons!]
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Sixteenth Amendment
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Federal income tax.
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Seventeenth Amendment
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Direct election of Senators.
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Eighteenth Amendment
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Prohibition of the sale, manufacture, or transportation of alcohol.
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Nineteenth Amendment
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Right to vote cannot be denied on account of sex. [Women given the right to vote...still can be denied for other reasons.]
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Twentieth Amendment
 Definition
"Lame Duck"
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Twenty-first Amendment
 Definition
Repeal of prohibition.
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Twenty-Second Amendment
 Definition
Two term limit for president.
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Twenty-Fourth Amendment
 Definition
Eliminates the poll tax.
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