27 Amendments

1st Amendment

Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

2nd Amendment

Right to bear arms.

3rd Amendment

No quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime.

4th Amendment

Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

5th Amendment

Right to due process, no double jeopardy, and protection against self-incrimination.

6th Amendment

Right to a speedy and public trial by jury, and the right to an attorney.

7th Amendment

Right to a jury trial in civil cases over $20.

8th Amendment

No excessive bail, fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.

9th Amendment

Rights not listed in the Constitution are retained by the people.

10th Amendment

Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.

11th Amendment

Limits lawsuits against states.

12th Amendment

Separate ballots for President and Vice President in the Electoral College.

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery.

14th Amendment

Equal protection under the law, citizenship rights.

15th Amendment

Right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

16th Amendment

Allows the federal government to collect income tax.

17th Amendment

Direct election of U.S. Senators by the people.

18th Amendment

Prohibition of alcohol.

19th Amendment

Women’s right to vote.

20th Amendment

Changes the start dates for Congress and the President’s term.

21st Amendment

Repeals Prohibition (18th Amendment).

22nd Amendment

Limits the President to two terms.

23rd Amendment

Gives Washington, D.C., electoral votes in presidential elections.

24th Amendment

Abolishes poll taxes.

25th Amendment

Presidential succession and disability.

26th Amendment

Lowers the voting age to 18.

27th Amendment

Congressional pay raises do not take effect until the next term.