27 Amendments

first amendment

freedom of religion, speech, press. right to assemble in groups

second amendment

right to safety and firearms

third amendment

prohibits the government from forcibly housing soldiers

fourth amendment

protects against unreasonable searches and seizures

fifth amendment

assures the right to not be deprives of life liberty or property without due process of law including protections against double jeopardy, self- incrimination, and government seizure without compensation.

sixth amendment

guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury

seventh amendment

assures the right to a jury trial in cases involving the common law.

eighth amendment

protects against excessive bail, or cruel and unusual punishment

ninth amendment

provides that people’s rights are not restricted to those specified in the previous amendments.

tenth amendment

restates the Constitutions principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states and to the people

eleventh amendment

says the state can’t be sued by citizens of another state

twelfth amendment

brought about the electoral college

thirteenth amendment

outlaws slavery

fourteenth amendment

denies states from depriving anyone of life liberty or property without due process and from depriving anyone or equal protection

fifteenth amendment

prohibits denying the right to vote based on race

sixteenth amendment

gives congress power to levy taxes

seventeenth amendment

gave the people the right to elect senators.

eighteenth amendment

banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol.

nineteenth amendment

gave women the right to vote

twentieth amendment

shortened time between president election and inauguration

twenty-first amendment

repeals the eighteenth

twenty-second amendment

limits presidency to two terms

twenty-third amendment

allows citizens of D.C to vote

twenty-fourth amendment

prohibits poll taxes

twenty-fifth amendment

the vice president takes over if needed

twenty-sixth amendment

voting age is 18

twenty-seventh amendment

made congressional raises ineffective till later