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AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
By: Catherine Barnett
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Overview
Amendments meant to restrict the national-not state government
First 10 amendments proposed on September 25, 1789
Passed December 15, 1791
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1st Amendment
Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition
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2nd Amendment
Protects the right to bear arms
Originally for the Minute Men
State and Federal Government can regulate
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3rd Amendment
Protected civilians from oppression of British troops
Obsolete
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4th Amendment
Search and seizure Protects: persons,
houses, papers, and effects
Exclusions: probable cause, oath or affirmation, and consent
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5th Amendment
Protection against self-incrimination
Protection against double jeopardy
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6th Amendment
Right to a speedy and public trial
Right to a jury Right to an
attorney Right to know
charges
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8th Amendment
Bail must not be excessive
Prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment
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13th Amendment
Slavery illegal in the United States
Forbids forced labor Exceptions:
punishments for crime, service on juries or in armed forces
Ratified: December 6, 1865
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15th Amendment
Gave right to vote to African Americans (previous slaves)
Ratified: February 3, 1870
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18th Amendment
Prohibition Act Banning
intoxicating liquors Making, selling,
transporting, importing, or exporting became illegal in U.S.
Ratified: January 16, 1919
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19th Amendment
Gave equal voting rights to citizens not based on sex
Ratified: August 18, 1920
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21st Amendment
Repealed the 18th amendment (prohibition)
Transportation, importation and distribution regulations to state
Ratified: December 5, 1933
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22nd Amendment
Presidents elected to office may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms
Franklin D. Roosevelt served 4 terms
Ratified: February 27, 1951
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26th Amendment
18 becomes the new minimum voting age
States may put the minimum voting age lower
Ratified: July 1, 1971
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Sources & SitesSmith, Mary M. American Government. Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1993. 736-42. Print.
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