Top Twenty Constitutional Amendments
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1.
2nd Amendment Right of the People to bear arms
140 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK - 1 comment
Comments:
The target of polluticians and hoplophobes.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 7 points
2.
1st Amendment Right of Free Speech, Freedom of Religion
Most recently tested by Phelps vs. Snyder (Westboro Baptist Church and their picketing of military funerals)
102 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
3.
6th Amendment Trial by Jury
17 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
4.
7th Amendments Right to a trial
17 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK - 1 comment
Comments:
This extended the 6th amendment to include civil trials
Added 13 years ago by JanetK, 0 points
5.
20th Term Commencement for Congress and President
5 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
6.
5th Amendment Due Process
2 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
7.
14th Amendment Due Process
Equal protection under state law
1 point - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
8.
19th Amendment Woman's Suffrage
The right to vote regardless of gender.
1 point - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
9.
3rd Amendment Protection from quartering troops without concent
0 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
10.
9th Amendment 'Bill of Rights'
0 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
11.
10th Amendment Power Reserved to states or people
0 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
12.
11th Amendment Immunity of States against Foreign Suits
0 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
13.
12th Amendment Revision of Presidental Election Procedures
0 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK - 1 comment
Comments:
farce
Added 12 years ago by redbarron80, 1 point
14.
15th Amendment Racial suffrage
The right to vote regardless of race
0 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
15.
17th Amendment Direct election to the U.S. Senate
0 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
16.
4th Amendment Protection from unreasonable search and seizure
-1 point - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
17.
8th Amendment Prohibition of excessive bail
Also included prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment
-8 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
18.
18th Amendment Prohibition of Alcohol
This was repealed by the 21st amendment 16 years later.
-9 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
19.
16th Amendments Federal Income Tax
-12 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
20.
13th Amendment Abolition of Slavery
Sometimes known as the Emancipation Proclamation
-20 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
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