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1st Article of Constitution
Legislative (Congress) - Makes Laws
2nd Article of Constitution
Executive (President) - Carries out Laws
3rd Article of Constitution
Judicial (Supreme Court) - Interprets Laws
4th Article of Constitution
Relation Among States
5th Article of Constitution
Amending Process
6th Article of Constitution
Supremacy
7th Article of Constitution
Ratification 9/17/1787
1st Bill of Rights
5 Freedoms: Speech, Petition, Religion, Assembly, Press
2nd Bill of Rights
Right to Bear Arms
3rd Bill of Rights
Against Quartering Troops
4th Bill of Rights
Against Unlawful Search and Seizure
5th Bill of Rights
Rights of Accused: Formal Charges, Presented, Against, Double Jeopardy, and Self Incrimination
6th Bill of Rights
Right to Speedy, Fair Trial and Lawyer
7th Bill of Rights
Right to Civil Suits (Suing but not criminal)
8th Bill of Rights
Against Unreasonable Bail or Punishment
9th Bill of Rights
Any othe rights reserved to the People
10th Bill of Rights
Powers Reserved to the States
11th Bill of Rights
States sued in own courts (1798)
12th Bill of Rights
President and vice president on separate ballots (1804)
13th Bill of Rights
Abolished slavery (1865)
14th Bill of Rights
Defines citizens. Right to due process for all. Equal Protection for all (1868)
15th Bill of Rights
No racial discrimination for voting (1870)
16th Bill of Rights
Income tax allowed (1913)
17th Bill of Rights
Direct vote for senators (1913)
18th Bill of Rights
Alcohol prohibited (1919)
19th Bill of Rights
Woman can vote (1920)
20th Bill of Rights
“Lame Duck Amendment” (1933). Changes date for presidential term and congressional sessions
21st Bill of Rights
Alcohol allowed (repeal of 18th) (1933)
22nd Bill of Rights
President is limited to two terms (1951)
23rd Bill of Rights
Citizens of Washington, D.C. can vote for president (1961)
24th Bill of Rights
No poll tax (1964)
25th Bill of Rights
Presidential Succession and Disability (1967)
26th Bill of Rights
18 year-olds may vote (1971)
27th Bill of Rights
Congressional Pay increase takes place in the next term (1992)
1st President
George Washington
2nd President
John Adams
3rd President
Thomas Jefferson
4th President
James Madison
5th President
James Monroe
6th President
John Quincy Adams
7th President
Andrew Jackson
