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Constitution Day

The Constitution and its History

Today's Constitutional Issues

First Amendment - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

Second Amendment - Right to Bear Arms

Fourth Amendment - Protection from Unreasonable Search and Seizure

Fifth Amendment - Protection of the Rights of the Accused

Eighth Amendment - Prohibition of Excessive Punishment

Fourteenth Amendment - Birthright Citizenship

Eighteenth/Twenty-First Amendment - Legality of Alcohol

Twenty-Second Amendment - Presidential Term Limits

Twenty-Fifth Amendment - Presidential Succession

Twenty-Sixth Amendment - Youth Voting Rights