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Freedoms of speech, relgion, press
Right to bear arms
Forced quartering of soldiers prohibited
Prohibits unreasonable search and seizures
Right to due process, prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy
Fair and speedy trial by jury
Right to trial by jury in civil cases
Prohibits excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishment
Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution
Powers of federal government limited to those delegated by Constitution
States immune to suits from foreigners not living in the state, out-of-state citizens
Revised presidential election procedures
Abolishes slavery
Defines citizenship, Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause, Privileges or Immunities Clause
Prohibits denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous servitude
Federal government can collect income tax
Direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote
Prohibition of Alcohol
Establishes women's suffrage
Lame duck amendment; fixes dates of term commencements for Congress and President
Repeals Eighteenth Amendment
Limits number of presidential terms
Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College
Prohibits revocation of voting rights due to non-payment of poll taxes
Defines process of presidential succession
Voting age 18 and older
Laws affecting Congressional salary can't take effect until after the next election of representatives
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