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Amendments
American Government bill of rights and other amendments
right | amendment |
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freedom of religion | First Amendment |
Freedom of speech | First Amendment |
Freedom of the press | First Amendment |
freedom to petition | First Amendment |
freedom of assembly | First Amendment |
right to bear arms | second amendment |
No Quartering of soldiers in people's homes without homeowner's consent | third amendment |
No Search or Seizure without Probable Cause | fourth amendment |
Right to a grand jury in criminal trial | Fifth amendment |
No double jeopardy | Fifth amendment |
eminent domain | Fifth amendment |
right against self-incrimination | fifth amendment |
Due process of law | fifth amendment |
Life, Liberty or Property cannot be taken without Due Process | fifth amendment |
speedy public trial | sixth amendment |
right to confront a witness against you | sixth amendment |
impartial jury | sixth amendment |
right to an attorney | sixth amendment |
right to have witnesses in your favor | sixth amendment |
jury for civil cases | seventh amendment |
no excessive bail | eighth amendment |
no cruel and unusual punishment | eighth amendment |
citizens of the united states have basic human rights that are not otherwise written in the constitution | ninth amendment |
any power not listed by the constitution is given to the states | tenth amendment |
sovereign immunity | 11th amendment |
president and vice president must be on the same ticket | 12th amendment |
abolish slavery | 13th amendment |
anyone born in the US or naturalized is equally protected by the law | 14th amendment |
All citizens have due process | 14th amendment |
anyone born on US soil is a citizen | 14th amendment |
suffrage cannot be restricted by race | 15th amendment |
federal income tax | 16th amendment |
direct voting for senators | 17th amendment |
prohibition of alcohol | 18th amendment |
Suffrage will not be denied to anyone on account of their sex | 19th amendment |
Term of office of the President and Vice President begins at noon on January 20 | 20th amendment |
annulment of the 18th amendment | 21st amendment |
President is limited to two terms | 22nd amendment |
The District of Columbia will have three electors for President | 23rd amendment |
Elimination of Poll Taxes | 24th amendment |
Presidential Succession is established | 25th amendment |
Suffrage will not be denied to anyone over the age of 18 years | 26th amendment |
Congress cannot give itself a pay raise until after an election | 27th amendment |