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| protects the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government for the redress of grievances, 1791 |
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| protects the right to bear arms in a regulated militia, 1791 |
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| prohibits the quartering of troops, 1791 |
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| protects against unreasonable search and seizure, 1791 |
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| protects the rights for the accused, including required indictments, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process, and just compensation (eminent domain), 1791 |
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| guartantees a speedy and public trial, the confrontation by witnesses, and the right to call witnesses on one's own behalf, 1791 |
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| guarantees a jury trial, 1791 |
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| protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment, 1791 |
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| says that all rights not enumerated are nonetheless retained by the people, 1791 |
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| says that all powers not specifically delegated to the federal government are retained by the states, 1791 |
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| states may not be sued by individuals, 1798 |
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| dictates that electors will cast separate ballots for President and Vice-President; in the event of no clear winner, the House will select the President and the Senate the Vice-President, 1804 |
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| extends citizenship to all persons; made Confederate debt void and Confederate leaders ineligible for public office; states which denied voting rights to qualified citizens (blacks) would have their representation in Congress reduced; conferred "dual" citizenship (both of the United States and of a specific state) on all citizens, 1868 |
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extends voting rights to blacks, 1870
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| Legalized the income tax, 1913 |
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| provides for the direct election of senators, 1913 |
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| prohibited the general manufacture, sale and use of alcoholic beverages, 1919 |
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| Extends voting rights to women, 1920 |
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| changed inauguration date from March 4 to January 20; eliminated "lame duck" session of Congress (after the November elections), 1933 |
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| Repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, 1933 |
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| limits presidents to two terms, 1951 |
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| gives presidential electoral votes to the District of Columbia, 1961 |
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| prohibits poll taxes, 1964 |
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| changed the order of the presidential line of succession and provides guidelines for presidential disablity, 1967 |
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| extends voting rights to eighteen-year-olds, 1971 |
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| restricts the practice of congressional salary adjustment, 1992 |
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