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Amendments

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1st Amendment: rights of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of petition.
2nd Amendment: guarantees the right of individuals to possess firearms.
3rd Amendment: prohibits the government from using private homes as quarters for soldiers during peacetime without the consent of the owners.
4th Amendment: guards against searches, arrests, and seizures of property without a specific warrant or a "probable cause" to believe a crime has been committed.
5th Amendment: forbids trial for a major crime except after indictment by a grand jury; prohibits double jeopardy (repeated trials), forbids punishment without due process of law; and provides that an accused person may not be compelled to testify against himself
6th Amendment: speedy public trial for criminal offenses. Trial by a jury, the right to legal counsel and guarantees witnesses to attend the trial and testify in the presence of the accused. It also guarantees the accused a right to know the charges against him.
7th Amendment: assures trial by jury in civil cases
8th Amendment: forbids excessive bail or fines, and cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment: declares that the listing of individual rights in the Constitution and Bill of Rights is not meant to be comprehensive; and that the other rights not specifically mentioned are retained by the people.
10th Amendment: provides that powers that the Constitution does not delegate to the United States and does not prohibit the States from exercising, are "reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
11th Amendment: • Eleventh Amendment (1795): Clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals, and limits ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law.
12th Amendment: (1804): Changes the method of presidential elections so that members of the Electoral College cast separate ballots for president and vice president.
13th Amendment: (1865): Abolishes slavery and authorizes Congress to enforce abolition.
14th Amendment: Defines a set of guarantees for United States citizenship; prohibits states from abridging citizens' privileges or immunities
15th Amendment: (1870): Forbids the federal government and the states from using a citizen's race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for voting.
16th Amendment: (1913): Authorizes unapportioned federal taxes on income
17th Amendment: (1913): Establishes direct election of senators.
18th Amendment: (1919): Prohibited the manufacturing, importing, and exporting of alcoholic beverages
19th Amendment: (1920): Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen to vote due to their sex.
20th Amendment: (1933): Changes details of Congressional and presidential terms and of presidential succession.
21st Amendment: (1933): Repeals Eighteenth Amendment. Permits states to prohibit the importation of alcoholic beverages.
22nd Amendment: (1951): Limits president to two terms.
23rd Amendment: (1961): Grants presidential electors to the District of Columbia
24th Amendment: (1964): Prohibits the federal government and the states from requiring the payment of a tax as a qualification for voting for federal officials.
25th Amendment: (1967): Changes details of presidential succession, provides for temporary removal of president, and provides for replacement of the vice president.
26th Amendment: (1971): Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen of age 18 or greater to vote on account of their age.
27th Amendment: (1992): Limits congressional pay raises.
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