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The Amendments
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9th Grade
12/13/2007

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Amendment 1
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protects five freedoms- religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
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Amendment 2
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Guarentees the right to serve in a state miltia and to bear arms.
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Amendment 3
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Limits the government power to house soldiers in anyone's home.
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Amendment 4
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Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures
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Amendment 5
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Protects the rights of a person accused of a crime and guarentees that no one may be denied life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
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Amendment 6
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Lists additional rights of a person accused of a crime, including the right to trial by jury and to be represented by a lawyer
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Amendment 7
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Guarentees the right to a jury trial in civil cases
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Amendment 9
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Specifies that rights listed are not the only rights of the people
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Amendment 10
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States that powers not specifically assigned to the national government belong to the states or to the people.
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Amendment 13
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They aboloshied african american slavery
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Amendment 14
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Equal protection of laws and cannot interfere with priviledges. May not pass laws that interfere with natural rights. anyone born in the US is a naturalized citezen.
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Amendment 15
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Prohibits restrictions on the right to vote based on race or color. only guarenteed to men.
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Amendment 17
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Enables boters to elect senators directly
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Amendment 19
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Gives women the right to vote
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Amendment 23
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Gives residents of the District of Columbia the right to vote.
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Amendment 24
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Aboloshies poll taxes
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Amendment 26
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Sets voting age at 18
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