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Flashcards by Esmeralda Mendoza, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Esmeralda Mendoza
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 1st Amendment | freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion |
| 2nd Amendment | right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | no quartering of soldiers |
| 4th Amendment | no illegal search and seizure/exclusionary rule |
| 5th Amendment | right to remain silent, no double jeapardy, 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/no excessive bail |
| 9th Amendment | rights of the people (privacy, right to associate, etc.) |
| 10th Amendment | reserved powers- powers to the state governments |
| 11th Amendment | limits lawsuits against US govt. |
| 12th Amendment | separate election for president/vp |
| 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 |
| 22nd Amendment | limits president to two terms in office (10 years total) |
| 23rd Amendment | 3 electoral votes given to Washington D.C. |
| 24th Amendment | abolition of poll taxes |
| 25th Amendment | line of succession for president/presidential disability procedures |
| 26th Amendment | 18 to 21 yrs old given right to vote |
| 27th Amendment | limits congressial pay raises |
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