27 amednment

1st Amendment

Protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

2nd Amendment

Protects the right to keep and bear arms.

3rd Amendment

Prohibits forcing people to house soldiers in their homes during peacetime without consent.

4th Amendment

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.

5th Amendment

Protects due process, grand jury rights, and against double jeopardy and self-incrimination; requires compensation for taken private property.

6th Amendment

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

7th Amendment

Guarantees jury trials in certain federal civil cases.

8th Amendment

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

9th Amendment

States that people have rights beyond those listed in the Constitution.

10th Amendment

Reserves powers not given to the federal government or prohibited to states to the states or the people.

11th Amendment

Limits lawsuits against states in federal court.

12th Amendment

Requires separate Electoral College votes for president and vice president.

13th Amendment

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

14th Amendment

Grants citizenship, equal protection, and due process under the law.

15th Amendment

Prohibits denying voting rights based on race, color, or previous enslavement.

16th Amendment

Allows Congress to collect a federal income tax.

17th Amendment

Establishes direct election of U.S. senators by voters.

18th Amendment

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.

19th Amendment

Prohibits denying voting rights based on sex.

20th Amendment

Sets new start dates for presidential and congressional terms and addresses succession before inauguration.

21st Amendment

Repeals the 18th Amendment, ending national Prohibition.

22nd Amendment

Limits presidents to two elected terms, with a limited exception for successors who serve part of another president’s term.

23rd Amendment

Gives Washington, D.C., electoral votes for president and vice president.

24th Amendment

Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.

25th Amendment

Defines presidential succession and procedures for presidential disability and vice-presidential vacancies.

26th Amendment

Lowers the voting age to 18.

27th Amendment

Delays congressional pay raises or cuts from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.