First Amendment

Protects the freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

Second Amendment

Affirms the right to keep and bear arms.

Third Amendment

Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent.

Fourth Amendment

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Fifth Amendment

Ensures the right to due process and protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

Sixth Amendment

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

Seventh Amendment

Provides for the right to trial by jury in civil cases.

Eighth Amendment

Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.

Ninth Amendment

Affirms that the enumeration of rights in the Constitution does not deny other rights retained by the people.

Tenth Amendment

Reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people.

Eleventh Amendment

Limits the ability to sue states in federal court.

Twelfth Amendment

Revises presidential election procedures, including separate votes for President and Vice President.

Thirteenth Amendment

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude.

Fourteenth Amendment

Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guarantees equal protection under the law.

Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Sixteenth Amendment

Allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states.

Seventeenth Amendment

Establishes the direct election of Senators by popular vote.

Eighteenth Amendment

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors (Prohibition).

Nineteenth Amendment

Grants women the right to vote.

Twentieth Amendment

Changes the dates of congressional and presidential terms.

Twenty-first Amendment

Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment, ending Prohibition.

Twenty-second Amendment

Limits the number of terms a President can serve to two.

Twenty-third Amendment

Grants residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections.

Twenty-fourth Amendment

Prohibits the use of poll taxes in federal elections.

Twenty-fifth Amendment

Details the presidential succession and procedures for dealing with presidential incapacitation.

Twenty-sixth Amendment

Lowers the voting age to 18 years.

Twenty-seventh Amendment

Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election.