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12th Grade
09/03/2012
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Seventh Amendment
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Jury trial in civil cases
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Eighth Amendment
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No cruel and unusual punishment
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15th Amendment
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Right to vote shall not be abridged because of color or previous servitude
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11th Amendment
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Sovereign immunity
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12th Amendment
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Electoral college reform
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Article 3
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Judicial power
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24th Amendment
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Poll taxes abolished
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14th Amendment
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Equal protection under law and due process of law
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Article 2
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Executive Power
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Sixth Amendment
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Trial by jury
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17th Amendment
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Election of senators
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18th Amendement
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Prohibition
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Article 1
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Estblshs the Legislative branch o gov't. Congress includes the house of reps and the senate
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Article 4
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States powers and limits
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Article 5
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Process of amendments
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Fifth Amendment
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Due process and protection of property
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19th Amendment
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Women's Sufferage
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13th Amendment
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Slavery abolished
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Nineth Amendment
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Rights not specifically mentioned in the constitution should not be assumed not to exist
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20th amendment
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Terms Of service for president and congress
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First Amendment
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Freedom of speech,assembly,religion,the press, and to petition the government
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26th Amendment
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Voting at age 18
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Fourth Amendment
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No search without a warrent
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23rd Amendment
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District of Columbia suffrage
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Second Amendment
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The right to bear arms
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Third Amendment
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No quartering of troops in homes except for during times of war
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27th Amendment
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Congressional pay raises
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Article 7
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Ratification of constitution
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Tenth Amendment
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Rights of the states
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21st amendment
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prohibition repealed
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22nd Amendment
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Presidential term limits
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25th Amendment
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Presidential disability
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16th Amendment
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Income Tax
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Article 6
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Federal power
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