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Guess that amendment

The Constitution of the United States has been amended 27 times. Shown below are descriptions of 17 of them, in random order. Can you tell which amendment is about what?
Hints marked in red are in the Bill of Rights, and hints marked in blue are Reconstruction Amendments.
Answers must correspond to the yellow box.
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Right to bear arms
2nd
The right to vote cannot be denied to someone
because of their race or because they are an ex-slave
15th
Separation of church and state, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press
1st
Introduces direct election of US senators (previously appointed by state legislatures)
17th
Defines who holds citizenship, guarantees equality under the law
14th
Bans slavery, except as punishment for a crime
13th
Bans "cruel and unusual punishment"
8th
The right to vote cannot be denied to someone because of their gender (women's suffrage)
19th
Allows a new VP to be appointed if the office is vacant,
allows the cabinet to have the president declared "disabled".
25th
Prohibition of alcohol (later repealed)
18th
Changes the process for selecting the president and VP
12th
Lowers voting age to 18
26th
Bans unreasonable "search and seizure", requires search warrants
4th
Adds term limits for the office of president
22nd
The federal government only has the powers given to it by
the Constitution, other powers are reserved for the states
10th
Eliminates poll taxes, declares the right to vote cannot
be denied to someone because of non-payment of taxes
24th
Right to due process, bans self-incrimination, bans double jeopardy
5th
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