The Amendments

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Amendment #1

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

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Freedom of Press

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Freedom of Petition

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Freedom of Assembly

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Amendment #2

Right to Bear Arms

Amendment #3

No Quartering Troops

Amendment #4

No illegal search and seizure

Amendment #5

Rights of the Accused:

No Self-Incrimination

No Double Jeopardy

Eminent Domain

Grand Jury

Due Process of Law

Amendment #6

Right to Jury Trial

Confront Witnesses

Right to Counsel

Amendment #7

Right to Civil Trials over $20

Amendment #8

No Cruel or Unusual Punishment

Amendment #9

Other Rights: If we don’t address it in the Constitution, assume you have the right.

Amendment #10Amendment #10State Rights: If rights are not addressed by

the national government, the states have the right to grant the rights to you.

State Rights: If rights are not addressed by the national government, the states have the right to grant the rights to you.

The Amendments

Amendment 11The Right to sue the government must be

granted to you (ask permission).

Amendment 12Settled the dispute of Electors in

Presidential Elections If no candidate receives enough electoral

votes, the House of Representatives will choose the winner.

Civil War Amendments

13th: Abolition of Slavery

14th: Citizen Rights

15th: Right to Vote – African-Americans

Amendments

16th: Income Tax

17th: Direct Election of Senators

18th: Prohibition (No alcohol)

19th: Right to Vote: Women

20th: “Lame Duck” Amendment

21st: Repeal of Prohibition

Amendments

22nd: Limit of Presidential Terms2 full terms or 10 years total

23rd: Electors for the District of Columbia3 voters for Presidential electionsNo representation

24th: Abolition of Poll Tax

Amendments

25th: Presidential Disability and Succession

26th: Right to Vote – 18 years old

27th: Congressional Pay Limitation

Line of SuccessionVice President – Joe Biden

Speaker of the House of Representatives – John Boehner

President Pro Tempore of the Senate – Daniel Inouye

Secretary of State – Hillary Clinton

Secretary of the Treasury – Timothy Geithner

Secretary of Defense – Leon Panetta

Attorney General – Eric Holder

Secretary of the Interior – Ken Salazar

Secretary of Agriculture – Tom Vilsack

Secretary of Commerce – Gary Locke

Secretary of Labor – Hilda Solis

Secretary of Health and Human Services – Kathleen Sebelius

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development – Shaun Donovan

Secretary of Transportation – Ray LaHood

Secretary of Energy – Stephen Chu

Secretary of Education – Arne Duncan

Secretary of Veterans Affairs – Eric Shinseki

Secretary of Homeland Security – Janet Napolitano