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Flashcards by vlcheshire, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by vlcheshire
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | No quartering of soldiers |
| 4th Amendment | no illegal search and seizure |
| 5th Amendment | right to remain silent, no double jeopardy, eminent domain, criminal due process |
| 6th Amendment | right to counsel (attorney), fair and speedy trial |
| 7th Amendment | Jury trial in civil cases |
| 8th Amendment | No cruel or unusual punishment |
| 9th Amendment | Rights of the people (privacy, right to associate) |
| 10th Amendment | Reserved powers Powers to state governments |
| 11th Amendment | Limits lawsuits against US government |
| 12 Amendment | Separate election for President & Vice President |
| 13th Amendment | Abolition of Slavery |
| 14th Amendment | Due Process, equal protection clause, incorporation |
| 15th Amendment | Cannot prevent voting based on race, creed, previous condition of servitude |
| 16th Amendment | Created income tax |
| 17th Amendment | Direct election of Senators |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibition |
| 19th Amendment | Women's suffrage |
| 20th Amendment | Lame duck election (date moved from March to January) |
| 21st Amendment | Repeal of 18th Amendment (Prohibition) |
| 22nd Amendment | Limits President to two terms in office |
| 23rd Amendment | 3 electoral votes given to Washington, DC |
| 24th Amendment | Abolition of poll taxes |
| 25th Amendment | Line of succession for President & Presidential disability |
| 26th Amendment | 18 to 21 year olds given right to vote |
| 27th Amendment | Limits congressional pay raises |
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