The amendments of the US Constitution. Front: amendment number. Back: contents of amendment.
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Political Studies
11th Grade
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| Amendment 2 |
| Right to bear arms |
| Amendment 1 |
| Freedoms of religion, exercise, speech, press, assembly and petition |
| Amendment 3 |
| Quartering of soldiers |
| Amendment 4 |
| Search and seizure |
| Amendment 5 |
| Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings (double jeopardy, due process, self-incrimination, grand jury, eminent domain, and just compensation) |
| Amendment 6 |
| Right to Speedy Trial, Confrontation of Witnesses |
| Amendment 7 |
| Trial by Jury in Civil Cases |
| Amendment 8 |
| Cruel and unusual punishment (no excessive bail) |
| Amendment 9 |
| Construction of Constitution (prevents the taking away of nonenumerated rights from the people on the basis of the Constitution) |
| Amendment 10 |
| Powers of the States and People (reserves rights not enumerated to the people or states) |
| Amendment 11 |
| Judicial Limits |
| Amendment 12 |
| Choosing the President, Vice-President (separate vote for president and vice president) |
| Amendment 13 |
| Slavery Abolished |
| Amendment 14 |
| Citizenship Rights (gave citizenship to people "born and naturalized") |
| Amendment 15 |
| Race No Bar to Vote |
| Amendment 16 |
| Status of income tax clarified (Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes) |
| Amendment 17 |
| Senators Elected by Popular Vote |
| Amendment 18 |
| Liquor abolished |
| Amendment 19 |
| Women's suffrage |
| Amendment 20 |
| Presidential, Congressional Terms (President: January 20th at noon. Congressmen: January 3rd at noon.) |
| Amendment 21 |
| Amendment 18 repealed (end of Prohibition) |
| Amendment 22 |
| Presidential Term Limits (two terms of four years plus up to two years of presidency by default of being vice president) |
| Amendment 23 |
| Presidential Vote for District of Columbia |
| Amendment 24 |
| Poll tax barred |
| Amendment 25 |
| Presidential Disability and Succession (vice president takes over in case of a presidential death; president shall nominate a vice president, to be confirmed by majority vote in congress, in the case of a vacancy. you might want to read the full text on this one) |
| Amendment 26 |
| Voting age set to 18 years |
| Amendment 27 |
| Limiting Congressional Pay Increases (to new election cycle) |