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| Protects the freedom of religion, speech and the press as well as the right to assemble and petition the government (1791) |
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| The right to bear arms (1791) |
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| Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time (1791) |
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| Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause (1791) |
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| Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy (1791) |
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| Protects the right to have a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel (1791) |
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| Provides the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law (1791) |
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| Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail as well as cruel and unusual punishment (1791) |
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| Asserts the existence of unenumerated rights retained by the people (1791) |
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| Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution (1795) |
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| Immunity of the states from suits from out-ofstate citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for soverign immunity (1795) |
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| Revises presidential election procedures (1804) |
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| Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime (1865) |
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| Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause and deals with post-Civil War issues (1868) |
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| Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color or previous conditon of servitude (1870) |
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| Allows the federal government to collect income tax (1913) |
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| Establishes the direct election of the United States Senators by popular vote (1913) |
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| Establishes Prohibition of Alcohol (1919) |
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| Establishes women's suffrage (1920) |
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| Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20) (1933) |
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| Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment (1933) |
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| Limits the presdient to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years (1951) |
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| Provides for representation of Washington DC in the Electoral College (1961) |
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| Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes (1964) |
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| Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession (1971) |
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| Establishes the official voting age to be 18 years old (1971) |
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| Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress (1992) |
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