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Amendments 1-27
U.S. History AP
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11th Grade
09/26/2007

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First Amendment
Definition
Freedom of (limited) Expression - Speech, Religion, Press, Right to assemble [protest], Right to petition [the goverment]
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Second Amendment
Definition
Right to Bear Arms
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Third Amendment
Definition
No Quartering of Troops
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Fourth Amendment
Definition
Proper Search & Seizures - Probable cause or a Warrant is needed
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Fifth Amendment
Definition
Rights of the Accused - indictment by grand jury, no double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, due process, eminent domain
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Sixth Amendment
Definition
Right to a "Speedy & Fair Trial" [Jury Requirements] - speedy & fair trial by jury, be informed of the charge [Mirandized], right to confront witness, right to subpoena, right to counsel [lawyer]
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Seventh Amendment
Definition
Civil Jury Requirements - common law matters, controvery shall exceed $20, right to trial by jury here too
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Eight Amendment
Definition
Excessive Punishment [Cruel & Unusual]
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Ninth Amendment
Definition
Rights Kept by the People [Privacy]
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Tenth Amendment
Definition
State's Rights
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Eleventh Amendment
Definition
State Lawsuits
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Twelth Amendment
Definition
Election of the President & Vice President - electoral college
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Thirteenth Amendment
Definition
Ended slavery in the U.S.A
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Fourteenth
Definition
Citizenship, Civil Rights, Due Process, & Equal Protection - citizenship, privileges & immunities clause, euql protection clause
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Fifteenth Amendment
Definition
Race Voting
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Sixteenth Amendment
Definition
Income Tax
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Seventeenth Amendment
Definition
U.S.A. Senators Elections - "at large" voting, no district lines
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Eighteenth Amendment
Definition
Prohibition - Roaring Twenties
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Nineteenth Amendment
Definition
Gender Voting - women secure the right to vote [1919/1920]
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Twentieth Amendmentax
Definition
Presidential Terms - "Lame Duck"
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Twenty-First Amendment
Definition
Repeal Prohibition
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Twenty-Second Amendment
Definition
Presidential Term Limits - 2 terms or 10 years
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Twenty-Third Amendment
Definition
Washington, D.C. secured the right to vote
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Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Definition
Poll Tax Illegal - can not "mess" with people at the polls, charge money, or give exams
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Twenty-Fifth Amendment
Definition
Presidential Disability - hurt, sick, etc. VP will act as President
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Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Definition
18 Voting - due to the Vietnam crisis, 18 year olds secured the right to vote; 1970s
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Twenty-Seventh Amendment
Definition
Congressional Pay [Raise] - has to be intervening election years
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