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Amendments
Important amendments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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| 21 | repealed prohibition |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 |