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Amendment I
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press
Rights to Assembly and Petition
Amendment II
• Right to bear arms (have guns)
Amendment III
• Keeping troops in private homes (not required to quarter soldiers)
Amendment IV
• Search and Seizure: Must have probable cause and get a search warrant in order to search someone’s property (including cars and homes)
Amendment V
• Rights of a person accused of a crime. You are allowed to “plead the 5th” to avoid self-incrimination. You do not have to confess to crimes!
Amendment VI
• Rights to a fair and speedy trial for people accused of a crime
Amendment VII
• Trial by jury in civil suits
Amendment VIII
• Bail and Punishment: No “cruel and unusual” punishments!
Amendments IX
• Powers reserved to the people –
• The Bill of Rights does NOT list all the rights a person has.
Amendment X
• Powers reserved to the states – Any power NOT given to the national government is kept by the states.
Amendment XI
• Lawsuits against states
Amendment XII
• Electing the President and Vice President
Amendment XIII
• Slavery abolished (outlawed)
*Amendments 13-15 are the Civil Rights Amendments*
Amendment XIV
• Civil Rights in States
• Citizenship to all people who were born in the United States (including former slaves and all African Americans).
*Amendments 13-15 are the Civil Rights Amendments*
Amendment XV
• Right to Vote (for African American men)
*Amendments 13-15 are the Civil Rights Amendments*
Amendment XVI
• Income tax ALLOWED
Amendment XVII
• DIRECT election of senators (by the people!)
Amendment XVIII
• Prohibition of intoxicating liquors
• NO ALCOHOL!
Amendment XIX
• Women’s right to vote
Amendment XX
• Presidential and Congressional Terms
• -NO MORE LAME DUCK!
Amendment XXI
• Repeal of prohibition
Amendment XXII
• Limit on Presidential Terms
• 4 year terms. MAX of 10 years.
• The only way to be president for more than 8 years is to serve 2 years or less of someone else’s term AND be elected twice yourself.
Amendment XXIII
• Electors for the District of Columbia
Amendment XXIV
• Poll taxes PROHIBITED
Amendment XXV
• Presidential disability and succession
Amendment XXVI
• Voting Rights for 18 Year Olds
Amendment XXVII
• Restraint on Congressional Salaries