Amendments

1st Amendment

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

2nd Amendment

Right to bear arms

3rd Amendment

No quartering of soldiers in private homes

4th Amendment

Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

5th Amendment

Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination

6th Amendment

Right to speedy/public trial, lawyer, witnesses, jury

7th Amendment

Right to jury trial in civil cases

8th Amendment

Protection against cruel and unusual punishment

9th Amendment

Protects rights not specifically listed in Constitution

10th Amendment

Powers not given to federal government reserved to states/people

11th Amendment

Limits lawsuits against states

12th Amendment

Revised Electoral College process

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery

14th Amendment

Citizenship, due process, equal protection

15th Amendment

Voting rights regardless of race

16th Amendment

Federal income tax

17th Amendment

Direct election of senators

18th Amendment

Prohibition of alcohol

19th Amendment

Women’s suffrage

20th Amendment

Changed presidential and congressional terms/start dates

21st Amendment

Repealed Prohibition

22nd Amendment

Limited president to two terms

23rd Amendment

Electoral votes for Washington D.C.

24th Amendment

Banned poll taxes

25th Amendment

Presidential succession and disability

26th Amendment

Voting age lowered to 18

27th Amendment

Congressional pay raises delayed until next term

Gitlow v. New York

Applied free speech protections to states via incorporation

Mapp v. Ohio

Applied exclusionary rule to states

Gideon v. Wainwright

Guaranteed right to attorney

McDonald v. Chicago

Applied Second Amendment to states

Selective Incorporation

Applying Bill of Rights protections to states through 14th Amendment

Due Process Clause

Protects against government taking life, liberty, property unfairly

Equal Protection Clause

Requires states to apply laws equally

Double Jeopardy

Cannot be tried twice for same crime

Self-Incrimination

Right to remain silent

Exclusionary Rule

Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court

Establishment Clause

Government cannot establish official religion

Free Exercise Clause

Protects religious practice

Symbolic Speech

Nonverbal expression protected by 1st Amendment

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Punishment prohibited by 8th Amendment