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Constitutional Amendments (Outline)
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│ Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) │
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│ 1. Freedom of speech; press; religion; petition; and assembly. │
│ 2. Well regulated militia, and the right for people to bear arms. │
│ 3. Protect people from being forced to house (Quarter) a soldier. │
│ 4. Limitation on searches and seizures. │
│ 5. Due process of Law. Prevent self-incrimination and double jeopardy. │
│ 6. Right to speedy, public, and fair trial. │
│ 7. Trial by jury. │
│ 8. Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment prohibited. │
│ 9. The enumeration of powers. │
│ 10. State's rights. │
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│ Ratified Amendments (Amendments 11-26) Date Ratified │
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│ 11. Judicial power to other and foreign states. [February 7, 1795] │
│ 12. Election of President (Art. II, Sec. 1). [July 27, 1804] │
│ 13. Slavery prohibited. [December 6, 1865] │
│ 14. Equal protection and due process for the States. [July 9, 1868] │
│ 15. Right of adult male citizens to vote. [February 3, 1870] │
│ 16. Congress empowered to impose an income tax. [February 3, 1913] │
│ 17. Popular election of Senators. [April 8, 1913] │
│ 18. Prohibited intoxicating liquors. [January 16, 1919] │
│ 19. Right of adult female citizens to vote. [August 18, 1920] │
│ 20. Change in congressional and presidential terms. [January 23, 1933] │
│ 21. Lifted the ban on intoxicating liquor (18th). [December 5, 1933] │
│ 22. Limitation on President's terms in office. [February 27, 1951] │
│ 23. Presidential vote of District of Columbia. [March 29, 1961] │
│ 24. The right to vote without poll tax. [January 23, 1964] │
│ 25. Presidential succession. [February 10, 1967] │
│ 26. The right for citizens of the age of 18 to vote. [June 30, 1971] │
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