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U.S. CONSTITUTION (SUMMARY)

 I. The Legislative branch (Congress).
 II.  The Executive branch (the President).
 III.  The Judicial branch (the Supreme Court).
 IV.  Cooperation among states; formation of new states.
 V.  Amending the Constitution.
 VI.  Establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.
 VII.  Ratification of the Constitution.

AMENDMENTS

 I. Freedoms of religion, speech, press, peaceable assembly, and redress of grievances.
 II.  Right of the people to keep and bear arms.
 III.  No quartering of soldiers in private homes without permission of the owner.
 IV.  Right against unreasonable searches and seizures.
 V.  Grand jury indictment required for capital crimes; right against double jeopardy; right to refuse to testify against oneself; right to due process of law.
 VI.  Right to public criminal trial by jury; right to be confronted by witnesses; right to defense counsel.
 VII.  Right to trial by jury in civil suits.
 VIII.  No excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel or unusual punishment.
 IX.  Just because certain rights may not be listed in the Constitution does not mean that they do not exist.
 X.  Powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution are retained by the states or by the people.
 XI. Federal courts may not hear case in which a citizen of one state sues another state (without that state's permission).
 XII.  Modifies the process of electing the President.
 XIII.  Abolition of slavery.
 XIV.  Citizenship; due process; equal protection.
 XV.  Right to vote cannot be denied based on race.
 XVI.  Allows a federal income tax.
 XVII.  Popular election of senators.
 XVIII.  Prohibition against alcoholic beverages.
 XIX.  Right of women to vote.
 XX.  Inauguration Day moved from March to January.
 XXI. Repeal of Prohibition (Amendment XVIII).
 XXII.  Term limits for the President.
 XXIII.  Congressional representation for the District of Columbia.
 XXIV.  Makes poll taxes illegal.
 XXV.  Presidential succession.
 XXVI.  Voting age lowered to 18.
 XXVII.  If Congress votes itself a pay raise, it does not go into effect until after the next election.

TEXT OF THE CONSTITUTION


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