My padlet by Hugo Moreno

1st amendment

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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.

2nd amendment

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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.

3rd amendment

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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.

4th amendment

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It prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets requirements for issuing warrants

5th amendment

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creates several constitutional rights, limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. It was ratified, along with nine other articles

6th amendment

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grants citizens the right to a jury composed of impartial members drawn from the local community

7th amendment

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This amendment codifies the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases and inhibits courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact.

8th amendment

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

9th amendment

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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.

10th 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.

popular sovereignty and republicanism

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A system of government in the United States based in the concept of popular sovereignty and put into practice by the constitutional institutions and processes of representative government.

limited government

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limited government is the concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.

federalism

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Federalism is a mode of government that combines a general government

seperation of power

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Separation of powers is the division of a state's government into branches

checks and balances

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provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

individual rights

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freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to privacy, and the right to own property

11th amendment

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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

12th amendment

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The Twelfth Amendment stipulates that each elector must cast distinct votes for president and vice president, instead of two votes for president.

13th amendment

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The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted

14th amendment

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granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws

15th amendment

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the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

16th amendment

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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.

17th amendment

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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.

18th amendment

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declared the production, transport and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal, although it did not outlaw the actual consumption of alcohol.

19th amendment

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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.

20th amendment

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moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3.

21st amendment

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The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited

22nd amendment

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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.

23rd amendment

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provide the citizens of the District of Columbia with appropriate rights of voting in national elections for President and Vice President of the United States.

24th amendment

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abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections.

25th amendment

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enables the Cabinet, led by the vice president, to remove the president from their duties if they determine they are unable to perform them.

26th amendment

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

27th amendment

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hat any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress may take effect only after the next election of the House of Representatives has occurred.

United States preamble

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"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."