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US AMENDMENTS
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Question | Answer |
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Amendment I (1) | Protected free speech and religion, among others. |
Amendment II (2) | Right to bear arms. |
Amendment III (3) | Banned the quartering of troops in peacetime. |
Amendment IV (4) | Established the right of privacy. |
Amendment V (5) | Protected against self-discrimination. |
Amendment VI (6) | Right to a speedy trial. |
Amendment VIII (8) | No excessive bail allowed, no cruel or unusual punishment. |
Amendment X (10) | Rights reserved for states or people. |
Amendment XII (12) | Separate electoral vote for President and VP. |
Amendment XIII (13) | Banned Slavery. |
Amendment XIV (14) | Provided for equal protection and made blacks citizens. |
Amendment XV (15) | Provided suffrage for black males. |
Amendment XVI (16) | Made income tax constitutional. |
Amendment XVII (17) | Established direct election of senators. |
Amendment XVIII (18) | Prohibition |
Amendment XIX (19) | Gave women the right to vote. |
Amendment XX (20) | Reduced the lame duck period. |
Amendment XXI (21) | Repealed Prohibition |
Amendment XXII (22) | Limited number of terms a president can serve. |
Amendment XXIII (23) | Granted Washington, DC. electoral votes. |
Amendment XXIV (24) | Eliminated the poll tax. |
Amendment XXV (25) | Presidential succession. |
Amendment XXVI (26) | Allowed 18-year-olds to vote. |