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AP US History - 27 Ammendments Flashcards

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139210979501Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assemble, and to petition0
139210979512Enumerates the right to keep and bear arms1
139210979523No quartering of soldiers in private houses during peacetime. In a time of war, Congress can pass a law stating that soldiers should be quartered.2
139210979534Interdiction of unreasonable searches and seizures; search warrant is required to search persons or property3
139210979545Indictments; due process; self-incrimination; double jeopardy, and rules for Eminent domain4
139210979556Rights to a fair and speedy public trial, to notice of accusations, to confront the Accuser, to subpoenas, to counsel5
139210979567Right to trial by jury in civil cases6
139210979578No excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishment7
139210979589Unenumerated rights8
1392109795910Limits the power of the federal government to only those specifically granted to it by the constitution.9
1392109796011Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity10
1392109796112Revises presidential election procedures11
1392109796213Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.12
1392109796314Defines citizenship and deals with post-Civil-War issues13
1392109796415Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.14
1392109796516Allows federal income tax15
1392109796617Direct election of senators16
1392109796718Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by Twenty-first Amendment)17
1392109796819Federal recognition of women's suffrage18
1392109796920Term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20). This amendment is also known as the "lame duck amendment".19
1392109797021Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment20
1392109797122Limits the president to two terms21
1392109797223Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College22
1392109797324Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes23
1392109797425Presidential succession24
1392109797526Voting age nationally established at 1825
1392109797627Variance of congressional compensation26
13921097977First 10 Amendments are...Bill of Rights27

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