US Constitution

Articles & amendments

article 1

legislative power

article 2

executive power

article 3

judicial power

article 4

responsibility of the states

article 5

amendment process

article 6

federal supremacy

article 7

ratification

1st amendment

freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion & petition

2nd amendment

right to bare arms

3rd amendment

no quartering of troops in peacetime

4th amendment

no unreasonable searches or seizures

5th amendment

due process (all rights)

6th amendment

trial by jury in criminal cases

7th amendment

trial by jury in civil cases

8th amendment

no cruel & unusual punishment & no excessive bail

9th amendment

enumerated rights of people

10th amendment

state’s rights

11th amendment

limits lawsuits b/t states

12th amendment

altered the electoral college

13th amendment

abolished slavery

14th amendment

citizenship clause

15th amendment

black men can vote

16th amendment

federal income tax

17th amendment

direct election of senators

18th amendment

prohibition

19th amendment

women’s suffrage

20th amendment

reduced lame-duck period

21st amendment

repeal prohibition

22nd amendment

2 term limit (pres)

23rd amendment

Washington DC gained electoral votes

24th amendment

banned pole taxes

25th amendment

altered presidential succession

26th amendment

voting age 18

27th amendment

limited congressional pay raises