amendments Flashcards
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1
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1st
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- free exercise of religion
- freedom of speech
2
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2nd
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- right to bear arms
3
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3rd
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- soldier can’t stay in house without consent of owner
4
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4th
A
- no unreasonable seizures or searches
- no warrants without ‘probable cause’
5
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5th
A
- ‘due process’ clause (federal government version)
6
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6th
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- right to a fair trial
7
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7th
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- right of trial by jury
8
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8th
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- no excessive bail or fines
- no ‘cruel and unusual punishments’
9
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9th
A
- rights retained by the people
10
Q
10th
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- powers not specified in the constitution are reserved to the states
11
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13th
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- abolition of slavery
- congress can enforce this by legislation
12
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14th
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- all those born in US are citizens
- due process for states
- equal protection
13
Q
15th
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Black suffrage:
- right to vote not to be denied or abridged by race, colour, or previous condition of servitude
- congress can enforce with legislation
14
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19th
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women’s suffrage
- right to vote not denied or abridged due to sex
- appropriate legislation
15
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26th
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- voting age to 18
