Bill of Rights
Amendment 1: Freedom of Religion, Speech, and Press/ speech and press against the government won't be snuffed out
Amendment 2: The Right to Bear Arms
Amendment 3: No Housing of Soldiers without consent
Amendment 4: No Unreasonable Searches and Seizures/ warrants
Amendment 5: The Protection of Life, Liberty, and Property/ due process of law/ cant be charged for the same offence twice
Amendment 6: Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Cases/ right to a speedy and public trial
Amendment 7: Rights in Civil Cases/ right to a trial by jury
Amendment 8: No excessive Bail, Fines, or unusual/cruel punishments
Amendment 9: Other rights are kept by the People/ natural rights
Amendment 10: Undelegated powers are reserved to the states or the people/ state government powers
Pre-Civil War
Amendment 11: Authority of Federal Courts Restricted/ judicial power is limited
Amendment 12: The Election of the President and Vice President/ separates the voting for both/
Civil War Reconstruction
Amendment 13: Slavery is Outlawed
Amendment 14: Rights of Citizenship/ born or naturalized makes a person a citizen
Amendment 15: Voting Rights Open to All Races/ opens voting for former slaves
twenty centruy
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The Great Compromise
An agreement by Congress to have two houses and the Senate of representatives, the combination of New Jersey and the Virginia plan's
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