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'''United States Constitution''' | '''United States Constitution''' | ||
* notes: | * notes: | ||
** this transcription is the original text as submitted to and adopted by the States | ** this transcription is the original text as submitted to and adopted by the States | ||
** amended portions of the original text are marked in [brackets] | ** amended portions of the original text are marked in [brackets] | ||
** see the Constitution | ** see the [[U.S. Constitution study guide]] for definitions and explanations of the words, concepts, and ideas in the Constitution | ||
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== Preamble == | == Preamble == | ||
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==Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)== | ==Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)== | ||
[[File:Bill of Rights Pg1of1 AC.jpg|thumb|United States Bill of Rights.]] | |||
===Amendment 1=== | ===Amendment 1=== | ||
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. | Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. | ||
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===14th Amendment=== | ===14th Amendment=== | ||
[[File:14th Amendment Pg1of2 AC.jpg|thumb|14th Amendment Pg1of2 AC]] | |||
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Section 1 | Section 1 | ||
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. | All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. | ||