Important Amendments and Articles of the Constitution Review – Installment 1 – Flashcards
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First Amendment
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Right to free speech
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Second Amendment
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Right to bear arms
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Third Amendment
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No citizens must be forced to quarter (house) soldiers
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Third Amendment
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No citizens must be forced to quarter (house) soldiers
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Fourth Amendment
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Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
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Fifth Amendment
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Protects citizens from double jepordy
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Sixth Amendment
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Have the right to face your accuser in court
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Seventh Amendment
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Guarantees a jury trial for civil cases in the federal courts exceeding that of $20.
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Eighth Amendment
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Protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishmnet
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Ninth Amendment
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Addresses rights, retained by the people, that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.
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19th Amendment
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Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.
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22nd Amendment
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Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president
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24rth Amendment
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Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax
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25th Amendment
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Addresses succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President
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26th Amendment
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Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age.
