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Amendments
Important amendments
Term | Definition |
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1 | freedom of speech, religion, petition, protests, and press |
2 | bear arms |
4 | unreasonable search and seizures |
5 | Due Process; Self-Incrimination; Double Jeopardy |
6 | rights in criminal trials. the rights to a fast and public trial by an impartial jury; Jury Trial |
9 | rights of the individual |
10 | rights of the state |
13 | abolishes slavery |
14 | establishes citizenship |
15 | voting rights regardless of race but not regardless of gender |
16 | income tax |
17 | direct election of senators |
18 | prohibition |
19 | women's suffrage |
21 | repealed prohibition |
22 | term limits on president |
24 | eliminated the poll tax |
26 | changed the voting age from 21 to 18 |