27 Amendments

1st Amendment

Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech

2nd Amendment

Right to keep and bear arms

3rd Amendment

Forbids the quartering (housing) of soldiers in private homes during peacetime

4th Amendment

Bans unwarranted search and seizure

5th Amendment

Protections against requirements of grand jury indictment, double jeopardy, self-incrimination; can't take property without just compensation; due process

6th Amendment

Rights in criminal proceedings: be informed of charges, public trial by an impartial jury, provide and question witnesses, defended by a lawyer

7th Amendment

Right to jury trial in civil cases over $20

8th Amendment

Prohibits excessive bails, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments

9th Amendment

Unenumerated (unlisted) rights of the people

10th Amendment

Reserved powers of the states and the people

11th Amendment

Lawsuits against the states

12th Amendment

Separate ballots for president/vice president in electoral college

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery

14th Amendment

Defined citizenship; provides due process and equal protection

15th Amendment

Right to vote for adult black males

16th Amendment

Created federal income tax

17th Amendment

Direct election of Senators

18th Amendment

Prohibited manufacture, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages

19th Amendment

Gave women the right to vote

20th Amendment

'Lame duck' set new start dates for Congress and presidential inauguration

21st Amendment

Repeal of 18th Amendment

22nd Amendment

Limits on presidential terms

23rd Amendment

Gave three electoral votes to Washington, D.C. residents

24th Amendment

Abolished poll tax

25th Amendment

Presidential succession and disability

26th Amendment

Lowered voting age to 18

27th Amendment

Congressional pay