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1st Amendment

Third Amendment

sisth Amendment

fifth Amendment

fourth Amendment

Second Amendment

The 27 Amendments

Seventh Admendment

Freedom of religion

Amendment 1

Right to Assemble

amendment 1

Amendment 1

it mentioned in the Bill of Rights,This shows how important it was to the Founding Fathers of the United States.

This freedom gives people the right to gather in groups as long as they are peaceable. The government must allow people to gather on public property. This allows people to hold protests and rallies against the government calling for changes.

The 1st amendments

Freedom of speech

Rights to asemble

This freedom gives people the right to gather in groups as long as they are peaceable.This allows people to hold protests and rallies against the government calling for changes.

The 1st amendment have 5 parts to it Freedom of Religion,Freedom of Speech,Freedom of the Press,Right to Assemble,and Right to Petition the Government

This freedom prevents the government from punishing people for expressing their opinions.It does not, however, protect them from repercussions they may have at work or in the public from voicing their opinions.

Freedom of the Press

Right to petition

gonvernment

This freedom allows people to publish their opinions and information without the government stopping them.This may be through any type of media including the newspaper, radio, TV, printed pamphlets, or online.

The right to petition the government might not sound very important today, but it was important enough to the Founding Fathers to include in the First Amendment.

Fourth Amendment

The Fourth Amendment was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. It protects people from unlawful searches and seizures. This means that the police can't search you or your house without a warrant or probable cause.The Fourth Amendment came about because of the actions of British tax collectors before the Revolutionary War.

Seventh Amendment

The Seventh Amendment was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. This amendment protects the right to a trial by jury in civil court cases.

This amendment refers to non-criminal cases called civil cases. Criminal cases are cases where the government charges someone with a crime such as murder or robbery. If convicted, the person may go to jail or be fined by the court.The amendment states that the lawsuit must be for more than twenty dollars. This was a lot more money in 1791 than it is today.

Eighth Amendment

The Eighth Amendment was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. This amendment insures that the punishments for crimes are not excessive, cruel, or unusual.Is the death penalty considered "cruel and unusual punishment"? At first, the answer would seem obvious. Of course it is. However, when the Constitution was written in 1791, the death penalty was a common punishment for murder and other serious crimes. It was not considered cruel and unusual punishment at the time.

ninth Amendments

The Ninth Amendment was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. It says that all the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government. In other words, the rights of the people are not limited to just the rights listed in the Constitution.The Ninth Amendment never lists exactly what rights are "retained by the people." That's sort of the whole point of the amendment.

Tenth Amendments

The Tenth Amendment was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. This amendment states that any power not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution belongs to the States and the people.The Tenth Amendment was added to insure that the powers of the federal government remain limited. The writers of the Tenth Amendment wanted to make it clear that the power of the federal government comes from the states and the people, not the other way around.

Eleventh Amendment

The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.The Eleventh Amendment was the first Constitutional amendment adopted after the Bill of Rights. While the Eleventh Amendment established that federal courts do not have the authority to hear cases brought by private parties against a state of which they are not citizens, the Supreme Court has ruled the amendment to apply to all federal suits against states brought by private parties.

Fourteeth Amendment

The Fourteenth Amendment is the longest amendment to the Constitution. It was ratified in 1868 in order to protect the civil rights of freed slaves after the Civil War. It has proven to be an important and controversial amendment addressing such issues as the rights of citizens, equal protection under the law, due process, and the requirements of the states.

Fifteenth Amendment

The Fifteenth Amendment protects the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race or the color of their skin. It also protected the voting rights of former slaves. It was ratified on February 3, 1870.If you read the amendment you would think that all the African-Americans in the U.S. were immediately able to vote.

Sixteenth Amendmend

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.Prior to the early 20th century, most federal revenue came from tariffs rather than taxes, although Congress had often imposed excise taxes on various goods. The Revenue Act of 1861 had introduced the first federal income tax, but that tax was repealed in 1872.In 1909, during the debate over the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act, Congress proposed the Sixteenth Amendment to the states.

Seventeenth Amendment

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

Eighteenth Amendment

After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Nineteenth Amendment

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.The 19th amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle—victory took decades of agitation and protest.

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

Twenty-Second Amendment

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

Twenty first Amendment

The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

Thirteen Amendment

The Thirteenth Amendment made slavery illegal in the United States. It was adopted as part of the Constitution on December 6, 1865.By 1820, the northern states were largely against slavery, while the southern states wanted to keep slavery.In 1860, Republican and anti-slavery candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.

Twentieth Amendment

The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

Third Amendment

The Third Amendment protects private homeowners from having the military take over their home to house soldiers. It was added to the Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791.The first Quartering Act was passed by the British parliament in 1769. It said that the American colonies must pay for the British soldiers that were protecting the colonies.The second Quartering Act was passed in 1774. It was much worse. It allowed for British troops to stay wherever they wanted, including the colonists' homes.

Second Amendment

The Second Amendment was part of the Bill of Rights.The Second Amendment has become a controversial amendment in recent years. Many people want more laws to prevent people from owning guns. They think this will help prevent shootings and keep criminals and mentally ill people from getting guns.

Fifth Amendment

The Fifth Amendment was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. It covers a number of topics and issues including the grand jury, double jeopardy, self-incrimination ("taking the fifth"), due process, and eminent domain. We'll explain each of these in more detail below.The amendment also states that a person has a right to "due process of law." Due process means that any citizen charged with a crime will be given a fair trial that follows a defined procedure through the judicial system.

Sixth Amendment

The Sixth Amendment was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. This amendment provides a number of rights people have when they have been accused of a crime. These rights are to insure that a person gets a fair trial including a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, a notice of accusation, a confrontation of witnesses, and the right to a lawyer. We'll discuss each of these in more detail below.

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