The Amendments
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- 1. Known as the lame__ amendment, it reduced the length of time between elections in November and the beginning of presidential and congressional terms.
- 4. Established a prohibition of___ in the United States.
- 6. Authorized a tax on___
- 8. Prevents members of Congress from receiving an increase in__ until after the next election has been held.
- 11. Established presidential__ limits.
- 13. Abolished___ throughout the United States.
- 14. Clarifies the succession procedure if the___ is removed from office, dies, or resigns.
- 15. Prohibits denying the right to vote to any citizen based on their___
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- 2. Established that every person born or naturalized in the United States was a__
- 3. Established the direct election of United States__by the people.
- 5. Prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, fines, and cruel and___
- 7. Guarantees the right to a speedy and public__
- 9. Protects the right of the people to keep and bear__
- 10. Protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and what else?
- 12. States that powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states or the___