Articles and Amendments of the Constitution

Article 1

Legislative Branch (congress, house, senate)

Article 2

Executive Branch (President, VP, Cabinet)

Article 3

Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)

Article 4

Federalism (relations among the States and with the National Government)

Article 5

Amendment process

Article 6

Supremacy clause; supremacy of national law, oaths of office, and national debts

Article 7

Ratifying the Constitution

1st Amendment

Freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

2nd Amendment

right to bear arms

3rd Amendment

restrictions on quartering troops

4th Amendment

protections against unlawful search and seizure

5th Amendment

rights of the accused in criminal proceedings, due process, eminent domain, double jeopardy, and self-incrimination

6th Amendment

right to a speedy and fair trial

7th Amendment

rights involved in a civil suit

8th Amendment

protections against excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishment

9th Amendment

powers reserved to the people (non-enumerated rights)

10th Amendment

powers reserved to the states

11th Amendment

suits against states by a resident or by another state must be heard in state courts, not federal courts, repealed part of Article 3

12th Amendment

election of president and vice president

13th Amendment

abolition of slavery and involuntary servitude

14th Amendment

granted U.S. citizenship to everyone born or naturalized in the country and guaranteed equal protection under the law

15th Amendment

grants the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous servitude. All males can vote

16th Amendment

federal income tax

17th Amendment

provides for direct election of senators

18th Amendment

prohibition of alcohol

19th Amendment

grants women the right to vote

20th Amendment

Lame Duck

21st Amendment

repealed the 18th Amendment

22nd Amendment

limits presidential term to 2 terms

23rd Amendment

provides 3 presidential electors (electoral college) for DC

24th Amendment

abolishes the poll tax for federal elections

25th Amendment

provides for presidential disability and succession

26th Amendment

voting age is 18

27th Amendment

limits the ability of congress to raise its own salary