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Constitution
Question | Answer |
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Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion. | 1st Amendment |
The right to keep and bear arms. | 2nd Amendment |
Prohibits quartering of soldiers without home owners consent during peacetime | 3rd Amendment |
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures | 4th Amendment |
Protects right to due process and prohibits self incrimination and double jeopardy | 5th Amendment |
Protects the right to a fair and speedy trial in a public court. | 6th Amendment |
Provides to the right to trial by jury | 7th Amendment |
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail as well as cruel and unusual punishment | 8th Amendment |
Protects rights not enumerated in the constitution | 9th Amendment |
Limits the power of the government to those delegated to it by the constitution | 10th Amendment |
Makes states immune from suits from out of state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. | 11th Amendment |
Revises presidential election procedures | 12th Amendment |
Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. | 13th Amendment |
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues. | 14th Amendment |
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude | 15th Amendment |