Constitution & Amendments Review

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President Lincoln helped make sure this amendment was passed to solve the main problem that had led to the Civil War and to expand his earlier Emancipation Proclamation to apply to the whole country. What is this amendment?

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Freedom of religion (establishment & free exercise clauses), speech, press, assembly, and petition.

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1st Amendment

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The Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

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10th Amendment

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Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.

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8th Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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2nd Amendment

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Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizure

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4th Amendment

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No quartering of Soldiers

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3rd Amendment

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Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination

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5th Amendment

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Criminal Proceedings; Must inform defendant of charge/s; Right to Attorney; Right to fair impartial jury

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6th Amendment

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What does the Seventh Amendment state regarding the right of trial by jury in suits at common law?

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The right of trial by jury shall be preserved in suits at common law where the value in controversy exceeds twenty dollars.