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What is the function of each of the following Constitutional Amendments:

1st Amendment -
2nd Amendment-
3rd Amendment-
4th Amendment -
5th Amendment -
6th Amendment -
7th Amendment -
8th Amendment -
9th Amendment -
10th Amendment-
13th Amendment -
14th Amendment -
15th Amendment-
19th Amendment -
26th Amendment -

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1st amendment

freedom of religion, press, assembly, speech and petition.

2nd amendment

right to bear arms

3rd amendment

right not to have to quarter soldiers

4th amendment

right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures

5th amendment

right to grand jury indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self incrimination, due process of law.

6th amendment

right to be informed of charges, be present when witnesses speak in court, to call defense witnesses, to have a lawyer.

7th amendment

right to a jury trial in civil cases.

8th amendment

freedom from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.

9th amendment

guarantee of right not listed in the constitution

10th amendment

rights of states and the people

13th Amendment (1865)

Abolition of slavery: Slavery is not allowed in any state or territory under the government of the U.S.A.

14th Amendment (1868)

Civil Rights in the States; All persons born or naturalized in the United States are subject to its laws and cannot be denied any of the rights and privilege's contained in the Constitution.

15th Amendment (1870)

Black suffrage: Citizens cannot be denied their right to vote because of their race or color or because they were once slaves.

19th Amendment

-Gave women the right to vote

-states that "The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any State on account of sex".

26th amendment

18 year old's given the right to vote

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