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What are the two types of amendments?

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Answer: there is alot of amendments

Step-by-step explanation:

The 1st Amendment is about Freedom of speech

The 2nd Amendment is about the right to bear arms

The 3rd Amendment is a law stating that citizens do not have to house soldiers in wartime or peacetime if they do not consent to do so.

The 4th Amendment is about the right of the people of the United States to feel secure in their homes and possessions without fear of “unreasonable searches and seizures.” This relates to modern law concerning the need for a warrant to search property.

The 5th Amendment is commonly known as the double jeopardy law. Those tried and acquitted for a crime cannot be tried again for that same crime. Also, the accused cannot be asked to be a witness against themselves.

The 6th Amendment is about the right of all citizens of the United States to a speedy and fair public trial.

The 8th Amendment is a ban on extreme punishments for crimes.

The 9th Amendment clarifies that United States citizens have far more rights than those currently listed.

The 10th Amendment attempts to separate federal and state law, where the federal government only has the powers assigned to it via the United States Constitution. The states have power over everything else.

The 11th Amendment is the notion that the right for citizens to sue a state only applies to residents in that state.

The 12th Amendment is a complex amendment that lays out all the laws for how Presidents and Vice Presidents progress through the nomination and election process..

The 13th Amendment is about the abolition of slavery.

The 14th Amendment is the assertion that all those born or naturalized within the United States are citizens of the United States.

The 15th Amendment stipulates that any citizen of the United States has the right to vote.

The 16th Amendment is a law that allowed Congress to start collecting income tax.

The 17th Amendment lays out the terms for electing senators.

The Eighteenth Amendment is also known as the Prohibition Law.

The 19th Amendment is about the right for any citizen of the United States to vote.

The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is the decision that all presidential terms.

The 21st Amendment is the motion to repeal the 18th Amendment.

The 22nd Amendment is the notion that no president should be eligible for election into office for more than two terms.

The 23rd Amendment ensures that Washington, D.C. had electors in the Electoral College.

The 24th Amendment is about the right of any citizen of the United States to vote.

The 25th Amendment says that the vice president will take office and take over the role of president if the president is removed from office.

The 26th Amendment is about the voting rights of all American citizens over 18.

The 27th Amendment submits that any changes to the salary of those in Congress should not take effect until the next election of representatives.

Hope this helps!

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Answer: The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.

Explanation: he First and Second Amendments. The First Amendment is widely considered to be the most important part of the Bill of Rights. It protects the fundamental rights of conscience—the freedom to believe and express different ideas—in a variety of ways.

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