Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution (18857 bytes)
1: ... the phrase "due process" both trace their origin to common law.
5: ...limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a [[witness]] against himself, nor be deprived...
9: ...er words, it has not been ruled applicable to the states.
11: ...t indictments if the defendants waive their Fifth Amendment right.
13: ...ng; now, an indictment's scope may be narrowed by the prosecution. Thus, lesser included charges may be...

Second Amendment to the United States Constitution (13640 bytes)
5: ...e federal government from infringing on the right to keep and bear firearms.
9: ...security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear [[firearm|Arms]], shall not be infr...
13: ...t grant a individual right to private individuals to own firearms.
15: ... By context "the people" in the 2nd amendment has the same meaning.
17: ...de: Title 10: Section 311: defines the classes of the militia as

Third Amendment to the United States Constitution (2684 bytes)
1: ... [[Quartering Act | British soldiers did]] before the [[American Revolution]].
4: ...of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.''
8: ...and some would argue most dated) pieces of the US constitution. Its relevance has greatly declined since revolut...
10: ...ircuit Court extended Third Amendment protections to tenants.
12: ...he whole of the judicial explication of the Third Amendment.

First Amendment to the United States Constitution (28934 bytes)
1: ...t ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution make up the Bill of Rights.]]
3: ...ringing on six rights. These guarantees were that the Congress would not:
5: ...[state religion]] or prefer certain [[religion]] (the "Establishment Clause");
6: ...[freedom of religion|free exercise of religion]] (the "Free Exercise Clause");
7: * Infringe the [[freedom of speech]];

Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (12040 bytes)
1: ...can Civil War|Civil War]] amendments and includes the [[due process]] and [[equal protection]] clauses ...
6: ...thin its jurisdiction the [[equal protection]] of the laws.''
9: ...ch the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of...
12: ... the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of ...
15: ...llion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such d...

Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution (6445 bytes)
1: ...l punishment. The phrases employed are taken from the [[English Bill of Rights]].
9: ...lease or detention not be 'excessive' in light of the perceived evil."
12: ...deciding the excessiveness of a fine; neither has the Court ever explicitly set a maximum figure for fi...
15: ... suggest that torture is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.
17: ...osed if the defendant kills, or attempts to kill, the victim.

Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution (21372 bytes)
1: ...ffice of the Vice President as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
4: ...l Celler]]) and [[January 6]], [[1965]] ([[United States Senate|Senate]] version, drafted by Sen. [[Birch ...
6: ...nited States Senate|Senate]] and presented to the states for ratification.
8: ...hat the amendment was part of the [[United States Constitution]] on [[February 23]], [[1967]].
10: ==Text of the Amendment==

Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution (3481 bytes)
1: ...ess on [[June 17]], [[1960]], and ratified by the states on [[March 29]], [[1961]].
6: ...the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:''
8: ...the United States Constitution|twelfth article of amendment]].''
11: ...ower of enforcement|The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation]]...
15: ...District would have entitled it to just three electoral votes anyway.

Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution (7067 bytes)
1: ...947]]. It was ratified by the requisite number of states on [[February 27]], [[1951]].
6: ...office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.''
9: ... from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.''
13: ...s Madison]] and [[James Monroe]], also adhered to the two-term principle.
15: ...e as a reason for breaking previous precedent. In the [[U.S. presidential election, 1944|1944 election]...

Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (3507 bytes)
1: ...endment''') of the [[United States Constitution]] states:
2: ... tiny article. feel free to remove this line when the article is (deservedly) expanded -->
5: ...within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.''
8: ...al power of enforcement|Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation]]...
11: ...latures of twenty-seven of the thirty-six States. The dates of ratification were: [[Illinois]], [[Febru...

Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution (2019 bytes)
1: ... state [[legislature|legislatures]], ratified the amendment.
3: It states:
7: ...le of amendment to the Constitution of the United States]] is hereby repealed.''<br><br>
10: ...of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.''
13: ...voke liquor [[license]]s of [[nude dancing]] and other similar establishments.

Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution (11271 bytes)
1: ...cast two distinct votes: one for President and another for Vice President.
3: ...ica#Amendment_XII Wikisource] for the text of the Amendment.''
5: ==Electoral College under Article II==
6: ... but no Senator or Representative could be an elector.
8: ...d the votes of a majority of states was necessary to choose a President.

Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution (2165 bytes)
1: ...tion]] was passed by the [[Congress of the United States|US Congress]] on [[March 4]], [[1794]] and was ra...
4: ...gainst one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign...
7: ...n immunity]] from suits made by citizens of other states.
9: ...ment to the United States Constitution|Fourteenth Amendment]] as granting Congress such power. See [[Congres...
11: ...t immunity", though the court itself has referred to this designation as "something of a misnomer" ''A...

Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (2095 bytes)
1: ... [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]], states:
3: ...s, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.''
6: ...a constitutionally-given power, usually the power to regulate interstate commerce.
8: ...states would lose highway funding if they refused to pass such laws.
10: ...rizing it. The opinion did not mention the Tenth Amendment.

Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1581 bytes)
1: ... [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]], states:
3: ...construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.''
6: ... retained by the people and cannot be abridged by the government.
8: ...ever, [[Randy Barnett]] has argued that the Ninth Amendment requires what he calls a [[presumption of liberty...
11: ...les/9thAmendment.htm Steven Atherton on the Ninth Amendment]

Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution (3730 bytes)
1: ...endment]], as it has for many other components of the Bill of Rights.
5: ...the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.''
9: ... the English system were preserved by the Seventh Amendment.
11: ...ts and thus limiting the right to a jury trial on the legal issues.
14: ...e jury may, however, return a verdict contrary to the judge's direction.

Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution (10247 bytes)
1: ...ment to the United States Constitution|Fourteenth Amendment]]'s due process clause.
5: ...for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.''
9: ...ial grounds means that no further prosecution for the alleged offense can take place.
13: ...alternatives to closure cannot adequately protect the defendant's fair trial rights."
16: ... in state juvenile courts do not require juries either.

Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution (6367 bytes)
1: ...tes Constitution]], which is part of the [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]], guards against u...
5: ...e place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.''
11: ... basis that the individuals conducting activities therein had no reasonable expectations of privacy.
13: ...icle. They may not, however, extend the search to the vehicle's passengers.
15: ...e arrest may not be retroactively used to justify the arrest.

Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (3467 bytes)
1: ...orm, was ratified on [[February 3]], [[1913]]. It states:
3: ...several [[U.S. state|States]], and without regard to any [[census]] or [[enumeration]].''
5: == Interpretation and history ==
7: ...unistic", it was challenged in federal court. In the case of
8: ...es in 1913) in order to make federal income taxes constitutional.

Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (7120 bytes)
1: ...rst_Vote.jpg|thumb|Contemporary drawing depicting the first vote by African-Americans]]
2: ...on]] was ratified on [[February 3]], [[1870]] and states:
4: ...ny article and the table of contents just gets in the way -->
9: ...ote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[race]], color, or...
12: ...ower of enforcement|The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation]]...

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