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U.S. Constitutional Amendments

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Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime.

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Amendment III

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Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

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Amendment XIII

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Declares that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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Amendment XV

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Gives Congress the power to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on a census.

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Amendment XVI

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Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.

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Amendment XVII

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Prohibition of alcohol, making production, transport, and sale of alcohol (though not the consumption or private possession) illegal.

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Amendment XVIII

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Grants women the right to vote.

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Amendment XIX

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Limits the president to two terms in office.

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Amendment XXII

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Allows the residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.

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Amendment XXIII

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Abolishes poll taxes in federal elections.

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Amendment XXIV

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Changes the procedure for presidential succession and addresses the filling of vice presidential vacancies.

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Amendment XXV

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Lowers the voting age from 21 to 18.

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Amendment XXVI

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Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.

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Amendment XXVII

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Establishes the two houses of Congress and their composition.

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Amendment I

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Protects the right to keep and bear arms.

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Amendment II

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Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures; sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause.

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Amendment IV

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Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

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Amendment V

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Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel.

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Amendment VI

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Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.

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Amendment VII

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Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

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Amendment VIII

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Asserts the existence of unenumerated rights retained by the people.

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Amendment IX

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Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution.

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Amendment X

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Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign nationals from suing another state.

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Amendment XI

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Revises presidential election procedures by having the President and Vice President elected together as opposed to the runner-up becoming Vice President.

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Amendment XII

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Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, and the Equal Protection Clause.

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Amendment XIV

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Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax.

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Amendment XXIV

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Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex—granting women's suffrage.

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Amendment XIX

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Prohibits the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages effectively establishing the prohibition of alcohol.

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Amendment XVIII

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