Created by:
Emily B.,
Rachel M.,
Suzanna G.
Emmy C.,
I.H., and
Noah C.
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Amendment #1
Basic Freedoms page 6 and 7
Amendment #2
Right to Bear Arms page 8
Amendment #3
Quartering of Soldiers page 9
Amendment #4
Search and Arrest page 10
Amendment #5
Rights and Criminal Cases page 11
Amendment #6
Right to a Fair Trial page 12
Amendment #7
Rights and Civil Cases page 13
Amendment #8
Bail, Fines, Punishment page 14
Amendment #9
Rights Retained By the People page 15
Amendment #10
States’ Rights page 16
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Amendment #11
Lawsuits Against States page 17
Amendment #12
Presidential Elections page 18
Amendment #13
End of Slavery page 19
Amendment #14
Civil Rights page 20
Amendment #15
Voting Rights page 21
Amendment #16
Income Taxes page 22
Amendment #17
Senatorial Elections page 23
Amendment #18
Prohibition of Liquor page 24
Amendment #19
Woman’s Suffrage page 25
Amendment #20
Terms of Office page 26
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Amendment #21
Repeal of Prohibition page 27
Amendment #22
Term Limit for the Presidency page 28
Amendment #23
Washington D.C., Suffrage page 29
Amendment #24
Abolition of Poll Taxes page 30
Amendment #25
Presidential Succession page 31
Amendment #26
18-Year-Old Suffrage page 33
Amendment #27
Congressional Pay Raises page 33
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Come on friends, lets
go find the perfect gift
for my prince charming!
Its his birthday next
week and I need to get
him a present as soon
as possible!
We can’t go out and search
for a gift until we find the
amendments that Ursula
has scattered across the
ocean floor. Lets start
looking!
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I’m going to put an
article in the “Daily
Clam”. It’s going to be
all about getting
volunteers to help get
the amendments back.
Wait, wait, WAIT! You do
not have the right to do
that! Only the people that
work for the newspaper
can.
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“Actually Sebastian,
Flounder does have this
right.”
The first amendment explains
the basic rights. You have the
freedom of religion, speech, the
press, to assemble in public
places, and lastly, the right to
disagree with the federal
government and write them a
letter of complaints.
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Hey guys look! I found
Amendments one and and! It
says here in amendment 2 that
people have the ability to keep
weapons if they have a license.
You also have the right to use
these weapons in a militia. For
example, the government
allows my dad to keep a
weapon by his side.
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Now we have to
find amendment
three. When there
is a time of no
war, the
government can’t
force citizens to
let soldiers stay in
any house without
permission from
the owner
“There it is!”
“There it is!”
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“My dad just told me he found amendment four in
Ursula’s home! It says that the government can’t
take away your right to be secure in your persons,
houses, papers and effects. This means cops
cannot search you without a good reason, to look
through your belongings or home, and are only
able to search you with a warrant. My father had a
warrant from the government which allowed him to
search her home, since she stole part of the
constitution.”
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Ursula was accused of committing a crime and was
brought to trial for stealing. Although she has
committed a very serious crime, she has certain basic
rights. These are stated in the fifth amendment. She
also has the right to a fair trial which is stated in
amendment six.
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Guys look I found the fifth and sixth amendment! The fifth amendment
says that criminals like Ursula cannot get in trouble for the same crime
twice if they are found innocent the first time. They can’t be forced to
say something that could be held against them and cannot be put in jail
or lose property unless it has to do with the crime they have committed.
The sixth amendment states that citizens have the right to a speedy
and public trial. They also have the right to a lawyer and to question
witnesses in court.
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Look over there! It’s the seventh and eighth
amendment. The seventh amendment is about
Civil Case rights. Citizens have the right to
request a jury trial when two people are
discussing something of value. The minimum
amount of value that you can sue someone
was $20, but now people can sue for more.
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‘Yes, Flounder you’re
right. Not only does the
government have to
respect your rights that
are listed in the
constitution, but they also
have to respect the rights
that are not listed.”
“Ariel, There's the ninth
amendment! It says that
the government has to
respect all of the
citizens’ rights.”
“Isn’t there
more to that
amendment?”
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The tenth amendment says that rules not
named in the Constitution can be determined
by states and their people, however the States
can’t make rules that go against the
Constitution. For example, Ursula would never
be able to make a rule that a crime such as
stealing the amendments cannot be committed.
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The eleventh amendment says that
people cannot sue a state in the
federal courts If they are a citizen of
another state or country. So, under
the sea it means that humans that
do not belong in the water are not
allowed to sue our federal courts.
“Look at
Flounder! The
tenth and
eleventh
amendments
are right next
to him.”
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“There’s the
twelfth
Amendment!”
This amendment
is the procedure
for electing the
vice president
and the
president. This
provides the
procedure of how
the electoral
college works.
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The thirteenth amendment states
that no one in America can own
someone or be owned. Slave
owners are not allowed in the U.S.
This rule is the same under the
sea. Fish do not have the right to
own other fish and work them as
slaves.
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This amendment is about how
blacks could not be citizens of
the United States. The
government also cannot deprive
someone of life liberty or property
without the due process of law.
“Guys look! It’s the fourteenth
amendment!”
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The fifteenth amendment says
that the states cannot take away
an American’s voting rights
based on their color, race, or a
previous slave. Under the sea
this means that our government
cannot take away a fish’s rights
based on the color of their
scaled, their race and if they
were once owned by another
fish.
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“Look up! There’s
amendment sixteen!
Were are very close to
finding all of the
amendments.”
Amendment sixteen
states that congress
has the power to
collect taxes from
U.S. citizens based
on their income. For
example, they
collect taxes from
my dad based on
his
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“Now we need to find Amendment
seventeen.”
This amendment means
that members of the
senate will be elected
directly by the voters
which are the citizens.
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“I found
Amendment
seventeen
and
eighteen.”
The eighteenth
Amendment says
that the Making or
selling of alcohol is
now illegal in the
U.S. It is also illegal
under the sea.
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In amendment
nineteen, the
government cannot
deny the people’s
right to vote based
on their gender. This
amendment gives
women the right to
vote. “There it is!”
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The twentieth
amendment tells the
selected dates of when
the president, vice
president, and congress
members end their terms
and start them. The
president’s and Vice
president’s ends on
January 20th and the
congress end on
January 3rd. Also if a
president dies the vice
president becomes the
There’s the
twentieth
amendment!”
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“Guys look! There’s the
twenty-first amendment.
It’s over there next to
the seahorse! Do you
see it?”
This
amendment
makes it legal
again to
produce and
sell liquor. This
means that the
18th
amendment is
now out of the
constitution.
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Amendment twenty-two states that presidents
cannot be a President more than two times (only
allowed two terms in office). Also no one who has
worked for the President can be a President of
America.
“My dad has already been a President under the
sea for two years so now, he can no longer be
president.”
“I found
Amendment
twenty-two
and twentythree!”
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Amendment
twenty-three
Gives
Washington
D.C. (the
capital of the
nation, NOT a
state) the
power to vote
for President.
Under the sea,
it gives our
main shore the
right to vote for
the president
too.
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“Look friends!
There’s amendment
twenty-four and
twenty-five. Flounder,
would you go and get
them for me?”
“Yes, of course I will
Ariel.”
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Amendment
twenty- four
stated that
citizens do not
have to pay a
tax to vote (poll
tax).
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“Lets try
looking at my
castle for the
last two
amendments.
Ursula could
be trying to
trick us.”
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“I found the
last two
amendments.
”
Amendment
twenty-seven says
people in the
Congress cannot
change the
amount of money
they are paid
(senators and
representatives)
until the next time
citizens
Amendment twenty-six says
that people 18 or older can
vote during the presidential
elections. This means that
all of us are allowed to vote.
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“I got to find the
perfect gift for my
prince charming!”
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“Thanks for helping me! I couldn’t
have done it without you!”
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