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The Constitutional Amendments

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    Match the amendment number to the description.
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  • states that Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise and protected are freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the Government
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  • protects the citizens' right to bear arms
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  • prevents the government from placing troops in private homes
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  • this amendment prevents the government from unreasonable search and seizure of the property of US citizens
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  • this amendment protects citizens from being subject to criminal prosecution and punishment without due process and also prevents people from being tried for the same crime twice
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  • guarantees a speedy trial by a jury of one's peers and people accused are to be informed of the crimes with which they are charged
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  • provides that civil cases also be tried by jury
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  • prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments
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  • states that the list of rights described in the Constitution is not exhaustive, and that the people still have all the rights that are not listed
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  • gives all powers not specifically given to the United States government in the Constitution, to either the states or to the people
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  • this amendment abolished slavery
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  • gave all men the right to vote regardless of race or color or whether they had been slaves
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  • this amendment gave women the right to vote
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