27 amendments

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Joana Perez Reye
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First Amendment Freedom of speech, press, assembly,, petition, and religion
Second Amendment right to bear arms
Third Amendment no quartering of soldiers
Fourth Amendment no illegal search and seizure/exclusionary rule
Fifth Amendment right to remain silent, no double jeopardy, eminent domain, criminal due process
Sixth Amendment right to counsel (attorney), fair and speedy trial.
Seventh Amendment jury trial in civil cases
Eighth Amendment no cruel or unusual punishment/no excessive bail
Ninth Amendment rights of the people (privacy, right to associate, etc)
Tenth Amendment reserved powers-powers to the state governments
Eleventh Amendment limits lawsuits against us government.
Twelve Amendment separate election for president/vp
Thirteen Amendment abolition of slavery
Fourteenth Amendment due process, equal protection clause, incorporation.
Fifteenth Amendment cannot prevent voting based on race, creed, previous condition of servitude
Sixteenth Amendment created income tax
Seventeenth Amendment direct election of senators
Eighteenth Amendment prohibition
Nineteenth Amendment women's suffrage
Twentieth Amendment lame duck election (date moved from march to January)
Twentieth One Amendment repeal of 18th amendment
Twentieth Two Amendment limits president to two terms in office (10 years total)
Twentieth Three 3 electoral votes given to Washington D.C.
Twentieth Four abolition of poll taxes
Twentieth Five line of succession for president/ presidential disability procedures
Twentieth Six 18 to 21 year old given the right to vote
Twentieth Seven limits congressional pay raises
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