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List the 5 freedoms of the 1st Amendment:
respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech,
infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the
petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
The 2nd Amendment protects the right to:
keep and bear arms
The 3rd Amendment places restrictions on the: ________________________ in private homes without the owner's
consent, prohibiting it during peacetime.
Quartering of soldiers
The 4th Amendment prohibits unreasonable ___________________________ and sets out
requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge or magistrate.
searches and seizures
The 5th Amendment sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to ________________, and prohibits _______________________________________
due process self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
The 6th Amendment protects the right to a _________________________public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the
accusations, to _________________________, to obtain witnesses and to_________________.
Fair and speedy confront the accuser retain counsel
The 7th Amendment provides for the right to _______________in certain civil cases, according to
_________________
trial by jury common law.
The 8th Amendment prohibits excessive fines and_________________, as well as _______________________ punishment.
excessive bail cruel and unusual
The 9th amendment protects rights not __________________in the
Constitution.
enumerated
The 10th Amendment reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it _______________ or the people through the Constitution.
by the states
The 11th Amendment makes _________________________ from
out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the
foundation for sovereign immunity.
states immune from suits
The 12th Amendment revises ________________ ____________
procedures.
presidential election
The 13th Amendment abolishes____________, and
involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
slavery
The 14th Amendment defines, ________________contains the
Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War
issues.
citizenship
The 15th Amendment prohibits the denial of the _________________ based on race, color, or previous
condition of servitude.
right to vote
The 16th Amendment permits Congress to ____________________without
apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States______________.
levy an income tax Census
The 17th Amendment establishes the ________election of United
States Senators by ______________vote.
Direct popular
The 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacturing or sale of _________
within the United States
alcohol
The 19th Amendment granted the right to vote regardless of
_________ within the United States
sex
Changes the date on which the terms of the _______________________________________(
January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin.
President and Vice President
The 21st Amendment repeals the ___________________ and gives the States the power to prohibit or regulate the transportation
or importation of alcohol for delivery or use
18th Amendment
The 22nd Amendment limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president________________,
and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once
more than twice
The 23rd Amendment grants the ______________________ electors (the number
of electors being equal to the least populous state) in the Electoral College.
District of Columbia
The 24th Amendment prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to
the non-payment of a ________________ or any other tax
poll tax
The 25th Amendment addresses _______________________________________and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in
the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
succession to the Presidency
The 26th Amendment prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens,
________________of age or older, to vote on account of age.
Eighteen years of age
The 27th Amendment delays laws affecting Congressional salary from
taking effect until after the next election of ____________________
representatives.