Amendments

First Amendment

Protects the freedoms of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition.

Second Amendment

Protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

Third Amendment

Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime without the owner's consent.

Fourth Amendment

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and requires warrants supported by probable cause.

Fifth Amendment

Guarantees the right to due process, protection against self-incrimination and double jeopardy, and fair compensation for private property taken for public use.

Sixth Amendment

Guarantees rights in criminal trials, including a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, the assistance of legal counsel, and the confrontation of witnesses.

Seventh Amendment

Preserves the right to a jury trial in civil lawsuits involving federal disputes exceeding twenty dollars.

Eighth Amendment

Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.

Ninth Amendment

Affirms that rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution are still retained by the people.

Tenth Amendment

Declares that powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved to the states or to the people.

Eleventh Amendment

Limits federal judicial power by preventing federal courts from hearing lawsuits against states filed by citizens of other states or foreign nations.

Twelfth Amendment

Revises presidential election procedures by requiring members of the Electoral College to cast separate ballots for President and Vice President.

Thirteenth Amendment

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude within the United States, except as punishment for a crime.

Fourteenth Amendment

Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, guaranteeing due process and equal protection under the law.

Nineteenth Amendment

Guarantees voting rights by prohibiting the federal government and states from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex.