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27 Amendments to US Constitution
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- 1Firstfreedom of speech
press
assembly
petition
religion - 2SecondRight to bear arms
- 3Thirdno quartering of soldiers
- 4Fourthno illegal search and seizure / exclusionary rule
- 5Fifthright to remain silent, no double jeopardy, eminent domain
- 6Sixthright to counsel (attorney), fair and speedy trial
- 7Seventhjury trial in civil cases
- 8Eighthno cruel or unusual punishment/no excessive bail
- 9Ninthrights of the people (privacy, right to associate, etc)
- 10Tenthreserved powers- powers to the state governments
- 11Eleventhlimits lawsuits against US Government
- 12Twelfthseparate election for President/VP
- 13Thirteenthabolition of slavery
- 14Fourteenthdue process, equal protection clause, incorporation
- 15Fifteenthcannot prevent voting based on race, creed, previous condition of servitude
- 16Sixtheenthcreated income tax
- 17Seventeenthdirect election of senators; senators are elected by the state and people
- 18Eighteenthprohibition
- 19Ninteenthwomen's suffrage
- 20Twentiethlame duck election
(date moved from March to January)
- 21Twenty-Firstrepeal of 18th amendment
- 22Twenty-Secondlimits president to two terms in office
(10 yrs total)
- 23Twenty-Third3 electoral votes given to Washington D.C.
- 24Twenty-Fourthabolition of poll taxes and literacy test
- 25Twenty-Fifthline of succession for president/preidential disability
- 26Twenty-Sixth18-21 yr olds given right to vote
- 27Twenty-Seventhlimits congressional pay raises
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- 27 Amendments to US Constitution
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- Victoria Guerra · Oct 2015
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- Sep 29, 2016
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