All Amendments and Parts of the Constitution

First Amendment

5 freedoms: speech, press, religion, assembly, petition

Second Amendment

Right to bear arms

Third Amendment

No quartering of soldiers

Fourth Amendment

Protects against unreasonable search and seizure

Fifth Amendment

A constitutional amendment designed to protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and punishment without due process of law.

Sixth Amendment

right to a speedy, public trial, right to an attorney

Seventh Amendment

Right to trial by jury

Eighth Amendment

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Ninth Amendment

People's rights are not limited to those listed in the Constitution

Tenth Amendment

States rights

Eleventh Amendment

When states sue other states, it automatically goes before the Supreme Court. Residents of one state cannot sue another state.

Twelfth Amendment

Creates a ticket for the presidency where the president and VP are elected together.

Thirteenth Amendment

The constitutional amendment ratified after the Civil War that forbade slavery and involuntary servitude.

Fourteenth Amendment

A constitutional amendment giving full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, except for American Indians.

Fifteenth Amendment

The constitutional amendment adopted in 1870 to extend suffrage to African American men

Sixteenth Amendment

The constitutional amendment adopted in 1913 that explicitly permitted Congress to levy an income tax.

Seventeenth Amendment

1913 constitutional amendment allowing American voters to directly elect US senators

Eighteenth Amendment

"Prohibition Law" declared it illegal to make, transport, or sell alcohol in the United States.

Nineteenth Amendment

granted women the right to vote in 1920

Twentieth Amendment

also called the "Lame Duck Amendment," it changed the inauguration date from March 4 to January 20 for president and vice president, and to January 3 for senators and representatives. It also said Congress must assemble at least once a year.

Twenty-First Amendment

Repeal of Prohibition

Twenty-Second Amendment

Limits the president to two terms in office

Twenty-Third Amendment

amendment that gives the right of voting to citizens in Washington D.C. and that they get 3 votes in the electoral college

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

Prohibits poll tax in federal elections

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

establishes procedures for filling presidential and vice presidential vacancies and makes provisions for presidential succession

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Lowers the voting age to 18

Twenty-Seventh Amendment

banned congress from raising its members salaries right before the next election

Full Faith and Credit Clause (Article IV)

A state must recognize the validity of the public acts, records, and court decisions of other states

Commerce Clause (Article 1, Section 8)

Congress can regulate trade between nations, between states, and among Indian tribes.

Supremacy Clause (Article VI)

Federal law is supreme over state law

Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause) (Article 1, Section 8)

Congress has the power to make laws that are necessary to carry out the powers of the federal government

Establishment Clause (1st Amendment)

Congress cannot establish an "official" religion. This, in effect, provides for separation of church and state.

Free Exercise Clause (1st Amendment)

Protects the right of citizens to practice their religion without government interference

Freedom of Speech Clause (1st Amendment)

Congress cannot make laws that restrict freedom of speech

Due Process Clause (5th Amendment)

Protects citizens from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law at the federal level

Due Process Clause (14th Amendment)

protects citizens from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law at the state level

Preamble

Introduction to the Constitution which explains the purpose of the Constitution and the government's power

Article 1 of the Constitution

Legislative Branch (Congress)

Article 2 of the Constitution

Executive Branch

Article 3 of the Constitution

Judicial Branch

Article IV of the Constitution

addresses relationship between the federal and state governments, and how the states interact

Article 5 of the Constitution

Outlines the process for amending or changing the Constitution

Article 6 of the Constitution

Prior Debts, National Supremacy Clause, and Oaths of Office

Article 7 of the Constitution

Outlines the process for ratification of the Constitution