Amendments

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1st amendment

Amendment that guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. Part of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution.

2nd amendment

Protects the right to bear arms and establishes the importance of a well-regulated militia in the United States.

3rd amendment

3rd Amendment: Protects against the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent. Ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights.

4th Amendment

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government without a warrant or probable cause.

5th amendment

Amendment that protects against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and ensures due process and eminent domain compensation.

6th amendment

guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial, impartial jury, legal counsel, and the ability to confront witnesses against oneself.

7th amendment

Guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases involving disputes over property or money valued at $20 or more.

8th amendment

Protects against cruel and unusual punishment, as well as excessive bail or fines.

9th Amendment

Reserves rights for citizens that are not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution

10th amendment

Reserves powers that are not given to the U.S. government under the Constitution, nor prohibited to a State of the U.S., to the people and the States.

11th amendment

Prohibits quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime without the owner's consent. Part of the Bill of Rights.

12th amendment

Deals with the procedure for electing the President and Vice President separately, preventing ties in the Electoral College.

13th amendment

Abolishes slavery in the United States, adopted on December 6, 1865, as a part of the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War.

14th amendment

Granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, guaranteeing equal protection under the law, and due process.

15th amendment

Grants the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous servitude. Ratified in 1870, post-Civil War.

16th amendment

Allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states based on population. Ratified in 1913.

17th amendment

Passed in 1913, it established the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote, rather than by state legislatures.18

18 amendment

Prohibition of alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.

19th amendment

• Ratified in 1920

• Grants women the right to vote

• Ensures gender equality in voting rights

20th Amendment

Establishes date of term starts for Congress (January 3) & the President (January 20).

21st Amendment

Details the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. State laws over alcohol are to remain.

22nd Amendment

Limit the terms that an individual can be elected as president (at most two terms). Individuals who have served over two years of someone else's term may not be elected more than once.

23rd Amendment

Reserves the right of citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for their own Electors for presidential elections.

24th Amendment

Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections, ensuring voting rights regardless of financial status.

25th Amendment

Establishes the procedures for a successor of a President.

26th Amendment

Reserves right for citizens over 18 to be able to vote.

27th Amendment

Ensures that any pay raise for Congress goes into effect only after the next election.