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Government
Amendments
| Amendment | What it Guaranteed |
|---|---|
| First | -Freed of religion, speech, and the press -The right to gather together peaceably and to ask the government to reverse its decision. |
| Second | The right to own weapons |
| Third | The right not to have soldiers stay in your home without your consent. |
| Fourth | -The right to privacy -The right not to have our possessions taken by the government without good reason. |
| Fifth | -The right to trial and protection from testifying against yourself. -The right to be paid fairly for land taken for public use |
| Sixth | The right to a fair and speedy trial by jury, and to a lawyer's advice if you want it. |
| Seventh | Additional rights involving trials |
| Eighth | -Protection from unfair bail and fines. -Protection from cruel and unusual punishment |
| Ninth | Protection, even though a right is not specifically listed in the Constitution |
| Tenth | Those powers not given to the government belong to the states |
| Eleventh | Rules for lawsuits against states (1798) |
| Twelfth | New Way of Electing the President and Vice President (1804) |
| Thirteenth | Slavery Abolished or stopped |