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"No law varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened."

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This amendment prohibits a increase in pay for legislators. They can only have an increase after an election.

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Congresspersons can only receive salary raise if they win reelection

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Congresspersons can only receive salary raise if they win reelection

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"The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age.”

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This amendment allows anyone who is 18 years old and above to vote.

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"In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President."

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This amendment states that if the President is unable to fulfill his duties, then the Vice President steps in his place.

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Established Presidential Succession and criteria for replacement of President or taking over of duties 

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Established Presidential Succession and criteria for replacement of President or taking over of duties 

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"The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax."

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This amendment denies access to both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in elections by using poll tax or any other form of taxes.

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"The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:

A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment."

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This amendment allows American citizens living in the districts of Columbia to vote for the President electors running.

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Right to vote in Federal elections expanded to residents of Washington D.C.

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Right to vote in Federal elections expanded to residents of Washington D.C.

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"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President, when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term."

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This amendment limited the number of times a person could be elected for President.

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"The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed."

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This amendment repealed the 18th amendment by ending the prohibition on alcohol.

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"The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin."

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This amendment sets dates at which the United States government elected offices end.

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"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

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This amendment grants women the right to vote. Women suffrage was ratified.

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"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution."

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This amendment means it gave citizens the right to vote for their senators instead of the states legislature.

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"After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited"

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This amendment means the prohibition of alcohol, which makes all alcoholic drinks illegal.

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"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration"

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This amendment means it grants Congress access to levy a tax on income from any source.

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"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

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This amendment means that every citizen has the right to vote no matter their color, race, or past conditions of servitude.

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 Right to vote shall not be denied on the basis of color or previous servitude

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 Right to vote shall not be denied on the basis of color or previous servitude

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"All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

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This amendment means that no state shall make or enforce any law which denies to any person within it's jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

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This amendment means neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist in the United States

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"The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;-The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;-The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President-The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."

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This amendment requires members of the Electoral College to cast two separate ballots, one for president and vice-president.

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 Electors only vote for one Presidential candidate.. not two 

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 Electors only vote for one Presidential candidate.. not two 

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"The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State."

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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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This amendment states that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people.

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Rights and powers not listed and expressed in the Constitution are RESERVED for the states 

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Rights and powers not listed and expressed in the Constitution are RESERVED for the states 

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"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

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This amendment means that the government cannot take away the rights kept by the people.

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Rights not listed are still protected and belong to the people

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Rights not listed are still protected and belong to the people

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

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This amendment means excessive bail shall not be required, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.

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"In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."

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This amendment means if it involves more than 20 dollars it has  to be held before a jury. However if it is 20 dollars below then it is settled in small claims court. A induvial cannot go to jail because of a civil case.

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"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence."

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This amendment grants you the right to a speedy trial and the right to an attorney. Also it grants you the the right to a lawyer.

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"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

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This amendment means it protects against abuse of government authority in a legal or CJ procedure.

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"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

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"No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."

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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

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This amendment allows people to have the right to petition the government and the right of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of press and freedom of assembly. 

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"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

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This amendment means protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. Although it is not a guarantee with some situations. However the ones that are considered deemed unreasonable under the law.

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This amendment means there is a restriction on letting soldiers stay in your household without the knowledge or consent of the homeowner.

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This amendments purpose is for people to have the right to posses weapons such as guns in order to have the ability for the security of living in a "free state".

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This amendment means that one state cannot sue the government unless it is being done in the state that is being sued.

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Can't sue a state without their permission

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Can't sue a state without their permission