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27 Amendments
Miguel Reyes 27 Amendments

1st Amendment- People have freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the Government.
2nd Amendment- protects the right to own guns.
3rd Amendment- guarantees that the army cannot force homeowners to give them room and board.
4th Amendment- protects the people from the government improperly taking property, papers, or people, without a valid warrant based on probable cause.
5th Amendment- protects people from being held for committing a crime unless they are properly indicted, that they may not be tried twice for the same crime, that you need not be forced to testify against yourself, and from property being taken without just compensation. It also contains due process guarantees.
6th Amendment-A person has the right to a fair and speedy trial by a jury.
7th Amendment- guarantees a jury trial in federal civil court cases.
8th Amendment- guarantees that punishments will be fair, and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set.
9th Amendment- is simply a statement that other rights aside from those listed may exist, and just because they are not listed doesn't mean they can be violated.
10th Amendment- Any powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government belong to the states
11th Amendment- more clearly defines the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court concerning a suit brought against a state by a citizen of another state.
12th Amendment- redefines how the President and Vice-President are chosen by the Electoral College, making the two positions cooperative, rather than first and second highest vote-getters. It also ensures that anyone who becomes Vice-President must be eligible to become President.
13th Amendment- abolished slavery in the entire United States.
41th Amendment- ensured that all citizens of all states enjoyed not only rights on the federal level, but on the state level, too. It removed the three-fifths

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