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Lilit [14]
3 years ago
6

How many constitutional amendments are there

Social Studies
1 answer:
iVinArrow [24]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

27 amendments (Get me Brainliest Pls)

Explanation:

1st Prohibits Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the right to petition the government

2nd Protects the right to keep and bear arms

3rd Places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes

4th Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause

5th Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy

6th Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel

7th Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law

8th Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment

9th Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution

10th Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution

11th Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity

12th Revises presidential election procedures by having the president and vice president elected together as opposed to the vice president being the runner up in the presidential election

13th Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

14th Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post–Civil War issues

15th Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude

16th Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the various states or basing it on the United States Census

17th Establishes the direct election of United States senators by popular vote

18th Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States

(Repealed December 5, 1933, via the 21st Amendment)

19th Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex

20th Changes the date on which the terms of the president and vice president and of members of Congress end and begin (to January 20 and January 3 respectively)

21st Repeals the 18th Amendment and makes it a federal offense to transport or import intoxicating liquors into U.S. states and territories where such transport or importation is prohibited by the laws of those states and territories

22nd Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once

23rd Grants the District of Columbia electors in the Electoral College, their number being equal to those of the least populous state

24th Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax

25th Addresses succession to the presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice president, as well as responding to presidential disabilities

26th Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age

27th Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives

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