MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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amending the U.S. Constitution to extend suffrage (right to vote)
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amending the U.S. Constitution to guarantee due process
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Congress enacting a law limiting freedom of speech rights
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Congress enacting a law limiting freedom of association rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -In criminal cases, the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy, ” and protects against self-incrimination.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures.
Detailed explanation-3: -Congress must call a convention for proposing amendments upon application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states (i.e., 34 of 50 states). Amendments proposed by Congress or convention become valid only when ratified by the legislatures of, or conventions in, three-fourths of the states (i.e., 38 of 50 states).