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Bill of Rights is like a:
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Shields you from….
 our government
1st Amendment
1 finger above head
“RAPPS”
nd
2 Amendment
Right to BEAR
ARMS
3rd Amendment
3 is a crowd
You don't have to QUARTER soldiers
4th Amendment
Search 4 something
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
5th Amendment
“I plead the fifth”
And no double jeopardy ….
6th Amendment
Running through a SPEEDY TRIAL
7th Amendment
7 = upside down J
TRIAL BY JURY
8th Amendment
Make an 8 = hand cuffs
protection against
cruel or unusual punishment
9th Amendment
Hand makes a 9
PEOPLE POWER!
*fist in the air*
10th Amendment
All other powers BELONG TO THE STATES
Giving away rights
Lets talk about these amendments….
State Lawsuits
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A state cannot be sued
in federal court by one
of its citizens, a citizen
of another state, or by a
foreign country
Amendment 12 - 1804
Revised the Electoral
College
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The electoral college will
use separate ballots when
voting for president and
vice-president
Amendment 13 - 1865
Reconstruction Amendment
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Outlaws the practice of
slavery in the United States
Amendment 14 - 1868
Reconstruction
Amendment
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Granted full citizenship to
African Americans
Protects citizens against
unfair actions by state
governments
Citizens have equal
protection under the law
Amendment 15 - 1870
Reconstruction Amendment
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No person shall be denied
the right to vote because of
race
Black men granted the right
to vote
Amendment 16 - 1913
Progressive Era
Amendment
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Congress can enact and
collect an income tax
Amendment 17 - 1913
Progressive Era
Amendment
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Two senators from each
state are now directly
elected by the people
Amendment 18 - 1919
Progressive Era
Amendment
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Prohibited the
production, sale,
carrying, and
transportation of
alcoholic beverages
“Prohibition”
Amendment 19 - 1920
Progressive Era
Amendment
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The right to vote
cannot be denied
because of gender
Women’s Suffrage
Amendment 20 - 1933
“Lame-Duck” Issues
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Shortened time period
between elections and
assuming office
If president-elect dies
before taking office,
vice-president elect
becomes president
Amendment 21 - 1933
Repeal of Prohibition
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18th Amendment is
cancelled out and
Prohibition ends
Amendment 22 - 1951
Presidential Term Limits
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Office of President limited
to two terms or ten years
Amendment 23 - 1961
Voting in
Washington, DC
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Allows the citizens of
Washington, D.C. to
vote for president
and vice president
Amendment 24 - 1964
Voting Protection
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Prohibits the use of
poll taxes in federal
elections
Amendment 25 - 1967
Presidential Succession
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If the president dies or
cannot lead, the vicepresident takes office
If the vice-president dies
or resigns, the president
can appoint a
replacement with Senate
approval
Amendment 26 - 1971
Voting Age
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No one over the age
of eighteen can be
denied the right to
vote by virtue of age
Amendment 27 - 1992
Congressional Pay
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Any pay raise
Congress gives its
members does not
take effect until a
general election has
taken place and a
new term begins.