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The foundation for law in America are a couple of important Law
Documents. Maybe you've heard of them before: the Constitution,
the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights...
The 27 Amendments to the US Constitution
Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition...
Amendment 2 - Freedom of Milita and to bear arms...
Amendment 3 - Quartering Soldiers in a person's house...
Amendment 4 - Security from unwarranted search and seizure...
Amendment 5 - Freedom for Life, Liberty and Property...
Amendment 6 - Criminal cases and rights of accused persons...
Amendment 7 - Common law and trial by jury in civil cases...
Amendment 8 - Bail, excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment...
Amendment 9 - Other rights of the people...
Amendment 10 - Powers reserved to the states...
Amendment 11 - Restriction of Judicial power...
Amendment 12 - Presidential Electors...
Amendment 13 - Abolition of slavery...
Amendment 14 - Citizenship, Congressional apportionment, insurrection, public debt...
Amendment 15 - Right to vote guarenteed regardless of race...
Amendment 16 - Income Tax...
Amendment 17 - Senators -- How elected and how vacancies are filled...
Amendment 18 - National alcohol prohibition...
Amendment 19 - Women's right to vote guarenteed...
Amendment 20 - Change of Inaugral date, expiration of terms, times for congress to assemble...
Amendment 21 - Repeal of alcohol prohibition...
Amendment 22 - Presidents limited to serving two terms...
Amendment 23 - Appointment of electors for the District of Columbia...
Amendment 24 - Elimination of poll tax or other taxes as a requirement for voting...
Amendment 25 - Presidential Succession...
Amendment 26 - Right to vote for 18, 19 and 20 year olds...
Amendment 27 - Congressional pay raises...
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