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 Amendment #1 |
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petiton. Congress can make no law prohibiting all the rights to this amendment
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 Amendment #2 |
Right to bear arms to maintain an armed force in every state for their own protection
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 Amendment #3 |
No soilier may not enter thedir house without a consent of the owner
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 Amendment #4 |
Searches and Siezures. police officers may not search a house for evidence or arrest any peron without a warrent
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 Amendment #5 |
Criminal proceedengs; a person can be tried only if charged or accused of a crime
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 Amendment #5 |
Due process; no one may be tried by twice for the same crime
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 Amendment #5 |
Eminent Domain; no person can be legally compelled to answere any questions in any government proceeding
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 Amendment #6 |
Criminal Proceedings; a person accused of a crime has the right to be tried in court a jury, be informed of hwy he or she is charged, has the right to bring witnesses, and attorney
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 Amendment #7 |
Civil Rights;only applies to civil cases in fedreal courts. it does no involve criminal matters it only involves a aggrument betwwen the government and the private party the charge for the case may be put aside if both parties agree to trial by judge and without a jury.
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 Amendment #8 |
Punishment for Crimes; Prohibits cruel, unusual punishments and fines, prohibits granting excessive bails
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Amendment #9
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Unenumeral Rights; Assures the recognition of those rights that people may have but are not listed here.
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Amendment #10
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Powers Reserved to the States;
powers that are not given to the United States or prohibited by the constitution are reserved to the states respectively or to the people. |
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Amendment #11
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Suits Against States; no state should be sued in a federal court by a residen tof another state or of a foreign country
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Amendment #12
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Election of thepresident and vice president; Specifies the procedure for electing the president and the vice-president of the US separately by ballot votes
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Amendment #13
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Savery and Involinatary Servitude; Establishes that slavery is prohibited from the US and all the places that fall under its jurisdiction
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