The Amendments
1-27
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
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