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a. Free Exercise Clause ± Right to practice any faith
b. Establishment Clause ± Congress cannot establish official church.
ë eparation of church and state
c. Freedom of speech and press
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G Holmes: ³clear and present danger´
ë Criticism of government and politics is allowed
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± protection of the press
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± censorship of print, gov¶t is rarely allowed to use
d. Freedom of assembly and petition.
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" Right to keep and bear arms.
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" Forbids quartering of troops and public aid of armed forces.
a. Right to privacy, r
(1965)
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a. Protects the individual from the federal government
b. Prohibits %&!#
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%# for capital crime
d. Ño '
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e. ruarantees &!( for all citizens
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" Right to trial by an impartial jury in a ³speedy´ trial.
a. Rights of the accused:
ë ^!!& (right to know one¶s charges)
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ë Representation by lawyer
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" Right to jury in a civil trial
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*+, $ Changes the method of presidential elections so that members of the
Electoral College cast separate ballots for president and vice president.
13.
*. $ Abolishes slavery and authorizes Congress to enforce abolition.
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*.* $áefines a set of guarantees for United tates citizenshipG
prohibits states from abridging citizens' privileges or immunities and rights to due process and the
equal protection of the lawG repeals the Three-fifths compromiseG prohibits repudiation of the
federal debt caused by the Civil War.
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*+ $ Prohibits the federal government and the states from using a
citizen's race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for voting.
16.
/ $ Authorizes federal taxes on income.
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/ $ Converts state election of senators to popular election.
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$ Prohibited the manufacturing, importing, and exporting of
alcoholic beverages (see Prohibition in the United tates). Repealed by the Twenty-First
Amendment.
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0+ $ Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding
any citizen to vote due to their sex.
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// $Changes details of congressional and presidential terms and of
presidential succession.
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// $ Repeals Eighteenth Amendment. Permits states to prohibit the
importation of alcoholic beverages.
-3. ( #' . $ rrants presidential electors to the áistrict of Columbia.
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., $ Prohibits the federal government and the states from requiring the
payment of a tax as a qualification for voting for federal officials.
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. $Changes details of presidential succession, provides for temporary
removal of president, and provides for replacement of the vice president.
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$Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any
citizen of age 18 or greater to vote on account of their age.
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0 $ Limits congressional pay raises.
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ü Political &! ± list of a party¶s political objectives
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± the President¶s group of advisors, made up of the heads of executive
departments