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First Amendments
The United States Constitution prohibits themaking of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting ...
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Second Amendment
Congress can't stop people from having and carrying weapons.
Create from the 2nd amendment
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Amendment 6
You have a right to have your trial soon and in public, so everyone knows what is happening;
The case has to be decided by a jury of ordinary people from where you are, if you wish;
You have the right to know what you are accused of doing wrong and to see and hear and cross-examine the people who are witnesses against you;
You have the right to a lawyer to help you. If you cannot afford to pay the lawyer, the government will.
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Amendment 7
have the right to a jury when it is a civil case (a law case between two people rather than between you and the government).
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Amendment 8
The government can’t make you pay more than is reasonable in bail or in fines, and the government can’t inflict cruel or unusual punishments (like torture) even if you are convicted of a crime.
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Amendment 13
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
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Amendment 19
The amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle; victory took decades of agitation and protest.
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Amendment 15
No matter their color, most Americans over 18 can register to vote. However, this has not always been the case. In this lesson, you'll learn how the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution altered the profile of the voting booth.
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Amendment 22
establishes a two-term limit for the presidency. We'll discuss its history, starting with Washington, and the motivations for passing the amendment.
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Amendment 23
gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral college
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