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List of Amendments to the Constitution of the United States 1st Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to petition, and to assemble 2nd The right to keep and bear arms 3rd No quartering of soldiers in private houses during times of peace.In a time of war, Congress can pass a law stating that soldiers should be quartered. 4th Interdiction of unreasonable Searches and seizures; warrants 5th Indictments; Due process; Self-incrimination; Double jeopardy, and rules for Eminent Domain. 6th Right to a fair and speedy public trial, Notice of accusations, Confronting one's accuser, Subpoenas, Right to counsel 7th Right to trial by jury in civil cases 8th No excessive bail & fines or cruel & unusual punishment 9th Unenumerated rights 10th Limits the power of the Federal government 11th Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. 12th Revision of presidential election procedures 13th Abolition of slavery, except as punishment for a crime. 14th Citizenship, state due process, applies Bill of Rights to the states, revision to apportionment of Representatives, Denies public office to anyone who has rebelled against the United States 15th Suffrage no longer restricted by race 16th Allows federal income tax 17th Direct election to the United States Senate 18th Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by 21st amendment) 19th Women's suffrage 20th Term Commencement for congress (January 3) and president (January 20.) (This amendment is also known as the "lame duck amendment".) 21st Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment; state and local prohibition no longer required by law. 22nd Limits the president to two terms 23rd Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College 24th Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes 25th Presidential Succession 26th Voting age nationally established as age 18 (see suffrage) 27th Variance of congressional compensation This is provided by www.zoinkies.com and may be used on your website or blog provided you live link back to Zoinkies! and do not remove this last paragraph. |
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