10 Constitutional Amendments Flashcards

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Freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging (stopping) the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances

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First Amendment

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The right to bear arms

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms (You can have a gun), shall not be infringed.

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Second Amendment

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Prohibition of the quartering of soldiers in private homes in peacetime without the owner's consent

No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered at any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law

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Third Amendment

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Protection against unreasonable searches, and seizures of property and issuing of warrants without probable cause

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable, searches, and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized

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Fourth Amendment

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Protection against arrest without indictment; double jeopardy; self-incrimination; deprivation of life, liberty,or property without due process of law and property seizure for public use without just compensation

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice (double jeopardy) put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself (Plead the 5th), nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation

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Fifth Amendment

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The rights to a speedy public trial, an impartial jury, confrontation of witnesses against the accused, the calling of witnesses on their behalf, and legal counsel

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and district, wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel (a lawyer) for his defense.

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Sixth Amendment

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The right to a jury of your peers

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed $20, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of the common law.

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Seventh Amendment

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Protection against excessive bail or fines and cruel or unusual punishment

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines, imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted

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Eighth Amendment

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Statement that rights listed by the constitution shall not imply that other rights do not exist

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be constructed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. (if the Constitution doesn’t say it, assume it’s your right.)

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Ninth Amendment

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Reservation of powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution to the states or the people

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states, respectively, or to the people

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Tenth Amendment