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The 27 Amendments

1st Amendment

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2nd Amendment

Right to Bear Arms

Well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state.

2 Arms

3rd Amendment

Quartering Troops

No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any home without content of the owner

Threes company

4th Amendment

Search and Seizure

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects and no warrants shall be issue without probable cause.

What are you looking 4?

5th Amendment

Rights of Accused Persons.

Plead the 5th.Double jeopardy I Plead the

_______!

6th Amendment

Right to a speedy, public trial.

Speedy and public trial.

Impartial jury Reason for accusation.Confronted with the

witnesses.Assistance of counsel.

Speedy Six

7th Amendment

Trial by jury in civil cases.

Any crimes exceeding $20, right to trial preserved.

8th Amendment

Limits of Fines and Punishments.

No excessive bail, fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.

Cruel and Unusual

9th Amendment

Rights of People.

Just because a right isn't guaranteed in the Constitution does not mean the right is not granted.

First it is a right

10th Amendment

Powers of States and People.

The powers not delegated to the US in the constitution are reserved to the states or the people.

Then it is delegated to the states

11th Amendment

Lawsuits against states.

12th Amendment

Election of Executives.

Electoral college elects President and VP.

After 12 years you go to college.

13th Amendment

Slavery Abolished.

Slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment is abolished. First

Freedom

14th Amendment

Rights of the Citizens.

All persons born in US are citizens.

Due Process- civil liberties

Equal Protection under the law

Then become a citizen

15th Amendment

Right to vote.

Regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude

Finally they get to vote

16th Amendment

Income Tax

Federal government can lay and collect income taxes

You can get a job at 16, when you have a job, you pay income taxes

17th Amendment

Direct Election of Senators.

The people, no longer the House of Representatives elects the Senate.

18th Amendment

Prohibition

The sale, production, and consumption of alcohol is illegal

18 – you are an adult but you still can’t drink

19th Amendment

Woman Suffrage.

Woman receive the right to vote.

20th Amendment

Lame Duck Sessions.

Terms and succession for various parties involved.

Lame birthday, lame duck

21st Amendment

Repeal of Prohibition.

It is legal to drink again.

21... You can drink

22nd Amendment

Limit on Presidential Terms

President can only be elected to serve 2 terms.

Twenty- TwoTwo Terms

23rd Amendment

Voting in D.C.

D.C. gets to vote in presidential elections and gets 3 electoral votes.

24th Amendment

Abolition of Poll Taxes

No longer to people have to be able to pay a tax before being allowed to vote

25th Amendment

Presidential disability, succession

The Vice President takes over when the President is unable to perform.

25 cause JFK died

26th Amendment

18 year olds vote.

Voting age lowered from 21 to 18 in response to the Vietnam War.

27th Amendment

Congressional Pay.

Congress cannot vote on a pay raise for their election term.