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Bill of Rights
-	Amendment 1 – Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
-	Amendment 2 – Right to bear arms
-	Amendment 3 – No quartering/staying in house without consent
-	Amendment 4 – No search and seizures without search warrants
-	Amendment 5 – No person should be accused twice of the same crime, to be a witness to themselves, deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or private property to be taken without a just reason.
-	Amendment 6 - The accused has a right to a speedy and public trial, jury of the state, be informed of why they are accused, to confront the opposing witnesses, to have witnesses in favor of him, and a lawyer
-	Amendment 7 – Any case dealing with more than $20 (omg!!!) the right of trial by jury is preserved
-	Amendment 8 – No excessive bail/fines, or cruel and unusual punishment
-	Amendment 9 – other rights aside from those listed may exist, and just because they are not listed doesn't mean they can be violated
-	Amendment 10 – Powers not given to the federal government is given to the states or the people
Other Amendments
-	Amendment 11 - Defines the original jurisdiction (the authority of a trial court to hear a case “in the first instance”) of the Supreme Court
-	Amendment 12 - The President and Vice-President are chosen by the Electoral College, making the two positions cooperative, rather than first and second highest vote-getters.
-	Amendment 13 – Slavery = illegal
-	Amendment 14 – All U.S. citizens have rights on federal and state levels. The 3/5th counting of slaves is abolished. The U.S. do not have to pay debts to the rebellious states (Civil War)
-	Amendment 15 – Voting cannot be discriminated through race
-	Amendment 16 – U.S. can collect income tax no matter how big a state is
-	Amendment 17 – Each state has 2 senators with 6 year terms elected by the people
-	Amendment 18 – Abolishes alcohol
-	Amendment 19 – (like amendment 15) Voting cannot be discriminated through gender
-	Amendment 20 – New start dates for the terms of Congress and President, and what should be done when the president dies before being sworn in
-	Amendment 21 – Repealed amendment 18
-	Amendment 22 – Two 4 year term limit for President
-	Amendment 23 – District of Columbia is granted 3 electors to vote for president
-	Amendment 24 – No tax to vote
-	Amendment 25 – Further clarifies the line of succession for presidency
-	Amendment 26 – Any person 18+ can vote
-	Amendment 27 –Increase pay of legislators may not take effect until after election