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U.S. History
Which
Amendment
is this?
Limits the power of the federal government to only those specifically
granted to it by the constitution.
Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of
servitude.
Indictments; due process; self-incrimination; double jeopardy, and rules for
Eminent domain
Term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January
20). This amendment is also known as the “lame duck amendment”.
Presidential succession
Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assemble, and to petition
Rights to a fair and speedy public trial, to notice of accusations, to confront
the Accuser, to subpoenas, to counsel
Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not
living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity
Voting age nationally established at 18
Interdiction of unreasonable searches and seizures; search warrant is
required to search persons or property
Unenumerated rights
Defines citizenship and deals with post-Civil-War issues
Federal recognition of women’s suffrage
Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll
taxes
Variance of congressional compensation
Limits the president to two terms
No quartering of soldiers in private houses during peacetime. In a time of
war, Congress can pass a law stating that soldiers should be quartered.
Right to trial by jury in civil cases
Revises presidential election procedures
Direct election of senators
Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a
crime.
Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment
Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College
No excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishment
Enumerates the right to keep and bear arms
Allows federal income tax
Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by Twenty-first Amendment)