27 Amendments

1st Amendment

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

2nd Amendment

Protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.

3rd Amendment

Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.

4th Amendment

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.

5th Amendment

Ensures rights related to grand jury indictment, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process, and takings.

6th Amendment

Guarantees the right to a speedy trial, an impartial jury, and legal counsel.

7th Amendment

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

8th Amendment

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

9th Amendment

Declares that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.

10th Amendment

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

11th Amendment

Limits the ability to sue states in federal court.

12th Amendment

Revises the presidential election process by mandating separate ballots for President and Vice President.

13th Amendment

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude.

14th Amendment

Grants citizenship rights and equal protection under the law for all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.

15th Amendment

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

16th Amendment

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

17th Amendment

Establishes the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.

18th Amendment

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages (Prohibition).

19th Amendment

Grants women the right to vote.

20th Amendment

Defines the terms of office for the President, Vice President, and Congress, and sets the date for inauguration.

21st Amendment

Repeals Prohibition

22nd Amendment

Limits the President to two terms in office.

23rd Amendment

Grants the District of Columbia electors in the Electoral College.

24th Amendment

Prohibits the use of poll taxes in federal elections.

25th Amendment

Clarifies the procedures for President's disability and succession.

26th Amendment

Establishes 18 as the minimum voting age.

27th Amendment

Prevents Congress from changing its own salary until after the next election.