Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
Allows for future changes to the Constitution |
| gptkbp:bill_of_rights |
First ten amendments
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| gptkbp:civic_engagement |
Taught in U. S. history and government classes
|
| gptkbp:community_impact |
Influences civil rights and liberties
Serves as a model for other countries' constitutions |
| gptkbp:constitutional_convention |
Held in 1787
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influences American culture and identity
|
| gptkbp:eighteenth_amendment |
Prohibition of alcohol
|
| gptkbp:eighth_amendment |
Protection against excessive bail, fines, and cruel punishment
|
| gptkbp:eleventh_amendment |
Limits on suits against states
|
| gptkbp:fifteenth_amendment |
Right to vote regardless of race
|
| gptkbp:fifth_amendment |
Rights in criminal cases, including due process
|
| gptkbp:fourteenth_amendment |
Citizenship rights and equal protection under the law
|
| gptkbp:fourth_amendment |
Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Defines fundamental rights and government structure in the U. S.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
27 Amendments
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| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
Subject of ongoing political discussions
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Establishes the rule of law in the U. S.
Interpreted by the Supreme Court |
| gptkbp:nineteenth_amendment |
Women's right to vote
|
| gptkbp:ninth_amendment |
Rights retained by the people
|
| gptkbp:number |
gptkb:27
|
| gptkbp:presidential_oath |
Presidents swear to uphold the Constitution
|
| gptkbp:proposed_by |
1789
|
| gptkbp:public_awareness |
Promotes understanding of citizens' rights
|
| gptkbp:ratified_by |
gptkb:1992
Requires approval by three-fourths of the states |
| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
Extensively studied by legal scholars
|
| gptkbp:second_amendment |
Right to keep and bear arms
|
| gptkbp:seventeenth_amendment |
Direct election of U. S. Senators
|
| gptkbp:seventh_amendment |
Right to a jury trial in civil cases
|
| gptkbp:sixteenth_amendment |
Income tax authorization
|
| gptkbp:sixth_amendment |
Right to a fair trial
|
| gptkbp:state_constitutions |
Many states have their own amendments
|
| gptkbp:tenth_amendment |
Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the states or the people
|
| gptkbp:third_amendment |
No quartering of soldiers in private homes
|
| gptkbp:thirteenth_amendment |
Abolition of slavery
|
| gptkbp:twelfth_amendment |
Revises presidential election procedures
|
| gptkbp:twentieth_amendment |
Changes the dates of congressional and presidential terms
|
| gptkbp:twenty-fifth_amendment |
Presidential succession and disability
|
| gptkbp:twenty-first_amendment |
Repeal of prohibition
|
| gptkbp:twenty-fourth_amendment |
Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections
|
| gptkbp:twenty-second_amendment |
Limits the president to two terms
|
| gptkbp:twenty-seventh_amendment |
Limits congressional pay increases
|
| gptkbp:twenty-sixth_amendment |
Voting age set to 18 years
|
| gptkbp:twenty-third_amendment |
Gives Washington D. C. electors in the Electoral College
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_Government
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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