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First Amendment (1st)

Congress can’t make any laws that create religion or make it illegal for people to practice their religion freely. They also can’t make laws that limit free speech or the press, or that limit people’s rights to peacefully gather and ask the government to fix their problems.

Second Amendment (2nd)

A well trained militia is important for the safety of a free state, no one can take away people’s right to keep and bear arms.

Third Amendment (3rd)

When the country is at peace, soldiers can’t stay in anyone’s home without their permission. During Wartime, they can only stay in certain places that are set by law.

Fourth Amendment (4th)

People have the right to be safe in their own homes, papers, belongings, and against unreasonable searches and seizures. This right shall not be violated, and warrants shall only be issued if there is probable cause, backed up by an declaration, or oath, and a clear description of the place to be searched and the people or things to be seized.

Fifth Amendment (5th)

Anyone can be held accountable for a capital or otherwise well-known crime without an indictment or evidence from a grand jury, unless they are serving in the armed forces or the militia during the war or other time of public danger. For the same crime, no one can be put in danger of life or limb twice;

No one can be forced to be a witness against themselves in a criminal case; No one can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; And no one’s property can be taken for public use without fair compensation.

Sixth Amendment (6th)

The person who is being charged with a crime has the right to a quick and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and district where the crime happened, which district must have been determined by law beforehand. They also have the right to be told what the charges are and why they are being brought against them, to see the witnesses against them, to have the right to force witnesses to testify in their defense, and to have a lawyer help them with their defense.

Seventh Amendment (7th)

If the amount at stake in a common law case is more than twenty dollars, the right to a trial by jury must be protected. Also, any fact that was tried by a jury must be looked at again according to the rules of the common law in any U.S. court.

Eighth Amendment (8th)

Too much bail should not be needed, fines should not be too high, and cruel and unusual sentences should not be given.

Ninth Amendment (9th)

While the Constitution lists some rights, that shouldn't be taken to mean that other rights aren't valid or are less important.

Tenth Amendment (10th)

The Constitution does not give the United States any powers. It also does not say that the States can't do certain things, so those powers belong to the States or the people.

Eleventh Amendment (11th)

The United States Judicial power does not include any legal or equitable suits brought against an American by a citizen of another state or by a citizen or subject of a foreign state.

Twelvth Amendment (12th)

The procedure for electing the President and Vice-President.

Thirteenth Amendment (13th)

Section 1: There cannot be slavery or involuntary servitude in the United States or any territory under their authority, unless it is used as a punishment for a crime for which the party has been found guilty.

Section 2: Congress can enact the necessary laws to implement this provision.

Fourteenth Amendment (14th)

Gives citizenship on anyone born in the United States and ensures that states uphold due process and equal treatment under the law.

Fifteenth Amendment (15th)

Part One: Neither the United States nor any State may restrict or deny any American citizen their ability to vote on the grounds of race, color, or history of slavery.

Part Two: The Congress will have the authority to approve appropriate laws to carry out this article.

Sixteenth Amendment (16th)

Congress has the authority to charge and collect taxes on revenues, regardless of their source, without distributing them to the several States or taking into account the results of any censuses or enumerations.

Seventeenth Amendment (17th)

The 17th amendment to the Constitution allows the people of each state to directly elect their US senators.

Eighteenth Amendment (18th)

Nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages that remained in place from 1920 to 1933.

Nineteenth Amendment (19th)

Neither the United States nor any State may restrict or deny any American citizen their ability to vote on the basis of sex.

Congress will have the authority to enact the necessary laws to implement this article.

Twentieth Amendment (20th)

The amendment reduced the presidential transition and the "lame duck" period, by which members of Congress and the president serve the remainder of their terms after an election.

Twenty-First Amendment (21st)

Ends Prohibition-gives state the right to allow making of and selling of alcoholic beverages.

Twenty-Second Amendment (22nd)

To limit the number of terms a president can fulfill to two terms. 

Twenty-Third Amendment (23rd)

Grants residents of Washington, D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections.

Twenty-Fourth Amendment (24th)

Prevents states and Congress from imposing the payment of any kind of fee, including poll taxes, in order to cast a ballot in federal elections. 

Twenty-Fifth Amendment (25th)

Addresses issues related to presidential succession and disability. It clarifies that the vice president becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office by impeachment.

Twenty-Sixth Amendment (26th) 

Section 1

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

Section 2

The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Twenty-Seventh Amendment (27th)

if Congress votes to change their own salaries, the change can't take effect until after the next congressional election has happened.