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THE CONSTITUTION
BY SAM WIGHT
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PREAMBLE
Establishes why the Constitution exists.
States what the U.S. stands for.
Effectively introduces the U.S. as a country.
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ARTICLE 1
Establishes the legislative branch.
Establishes the two houses of Congress.
Establishes Congress' rights, powers, and limitations.
Sets in stone which house in Congress does what and what their representation is based on.
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ARTICLE 2
Establishes the Executive branch.
Establishes the President as the leader of the military, the chief of state, and the leader of the executive branch.
Establishes the President's powers, including vetoing and issuing executive orders.
Specifies the President's limitations.
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ARTICLE 3
Establishes the Judicial branch.
Establishes the Supreme Court as the head of the Judicial Branch.
Specifies how many justices there are.
Specifies how a Supreme Court session shall be held.
Specifies the Supreme Court's powers and limitations.
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ARTICLE 4
Keeps the federal government from interfering with the state government.
Says that the Bill of Rights shall be applied to all citizens in all states.
Specifies how new states should be added to the union.
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ARTICLE 5
Describes how the Constitution can be altered.
Specifies how new amendments can be added.
Specifies the number of votes needed to add new amendments.
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ARTICLE 6
All debts that were made before the Constitution was established are still official.
Establishes the Constitution as the official framework for the nation and system of government.
States that all politicians belong to the government.
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ARTICLE 7
Establishes how the Constitution shall be ratified.
That is all.
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AMENDMENT 1
Allows free speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion.
These rights come with limits.
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AMENDMENT 2
Allows U.S. citizens to bear arms.
Does have limits, as background checks are required now to purchase most guns.
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AMENDMENT 3
Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in civilian homes.
Really isn't that important today, but was really important back in the day.
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AMENDMENT 4
Prohibits government officials from searching civilian houses without a warrant.
Prevents unnecessary searches.
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AMENDMENT 5
Establishes due process of law and gives it as a right to all citizens.
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AMENDMENT 6
Allows a speedy and public trial for all citizens.
All citizens get a trial with a jury.
Specifies other criminal prosecution procedures.
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AMENDMENT 7
Specifies how the jury system will work.
Prohibits reexamining of past items that were already examined by the jury.
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AMENDMENT 8
Prohibits excessive bail and cruel or unusual punishment.
Also contains other procedures related to criminal justice.
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AMENDMENT 9
Allows enumerated rights of citizens that are not explicitly stated in the Bill of Rights itself.
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AMENDMENT 10
Established the rights that states have.
Also establishes the enumerated rights that states have.
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AMENDMENT 11
States that a state cannot be sued in a federal court by one of its citizens, a citizen of another state, or a citizen of another country.
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AMENDMENT 12
Provides the specifics of how our complex voting system works today
Establishes how President and Vice President shall be voted on.
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AMENDMENT 13
Abolished slavery in all of the U.S. and all of its states.
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AMENDMENT 14
Establishes many rights of US citizens.
Establishes natural rights, or rights you are born with.
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AMENDMENT 15
Grants African American men the right to vote in the U.S.
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AMENDMENT 16
States that Congress has the right to create taxes and determine how much to tax income.
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AMENDMENT 17
Re establishes how people vote for Congressmen.
The people dint directly vote for Senate congressmen.
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AMENDMENT 18
Establishes the prohibition of liquor in the U.S.
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AMENDMENT 19
Allowed women the right to vote.
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AMENDMENT 20
Moved the beginning and ending dates of the president's term.
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AMENDMENT 21
Repealed Prohibition and allowed alcohol to be drunk again.
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AMENDMENT 22
Established more rules regarding the President's term, including that one person may not serve as President more than twice.
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AMENDMENT 23
Extended the right to vote to those living in Washington D.C.
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AMENDMENT 24
Repealed poll taxes and other taxes that prohibited people from voting.
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AMENDMENT 25
Allows Congress to impeach the president as needed
Established other rules regarding the presidency.
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AMENDMENT 26
Changed a part of the voting rights amendment.
Changed the age to vote and that the right to vote shall not be prohibited.
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AMENDMENT 27
Congress can't raise their pay until their next election year.
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