Amendments
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| freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition | ||
| Right to bear arms. | ||
| No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law | ||
| Protection from illegal searches & seizures | ||
| Grand Juries, Self-Incrimination, Double Jeoprady, Due Process, and Eminent Domain | ||
| Criminal procedures, speedy trial, confront witnesses, have an attorney | ||
| Trial by Jury in Civil Cases | ||
| No Accesive Bail or Cruel and Unusual Punishments | ||
| Unenumerated rights (the people hold more rights than those only listed in the Constitution) | ||
| Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people | ||
| No federal court may try a case in which a state is being sued by a citizen or another state or foreign country | ||
| revision of presidential election procedures | ||
| abolition of slavery - no slavery or forced labor except for prisoners | ||
| rights of citizens: 1)all persons born in the united states are granted citizenship, 2) no state can deny any person the equal protection of the laws, 3)no state can deny any person life, liberty, property without due process of law | ||
| No denial of vote because of race, color, previous condition of servitude | ||
| Income Tax | ||
| Direct Election of Senators | ||
| Prohibition of alcohol | ||
| women's suffrage | ||
| Presidential, Congressional Terms (Lame Duck) | ||
| Prohibition ends, alcohol legal again. | ||
| Presidential term is limited to 2 terms | ||
| Gave residents of Washington D.C the right to vote in presidental elections | ||
| No Poll Tax | ||
| Presidential Disability and Succession | ||
| Voting Age Set to 18 Years | ||
| Limiting Congressional Pay Increases |