27 amendments

1st amendment

no establishment of religion/prevention of free practice

no banning speech, press, peaceful assemblies, petition

2nd amendment

right to keep and bear arms

3rd amendment

no quartering during times of peace without consent

allowed by law during wartime specifically

4th amendment

no unreasonable searches and seizures

need warrant to search and seize

5th amendment

right to grand jury indictment for big fed crimes

no double jeopardy

eminent domain

no self-incrimination

due process

6th amendment

right to speedy public trial with witnesses and counsel (lawyers) and impartial jury

7th amendment

right to jury trial in federal civil courts greater than 20 dollars

8th amendment

no excessive bail

no cruel unusual punishment

9th amendment

enumerated rights in the constitution don’t deny other rights of the people that are not mentioned

10th amendment

powers not given to federal govt r reserved to states

11th amendment

protects states from being sued by citizens of another state or foreign nation

12th amendment

procedure for electing president and vice president

cast separate ballots for pres and VP (burr v. Jefferson)

13th amendment

no slavery and no involuntary servitude

14th amendment

establishes citizenship and naturalization

due process and equal protection extended to states

punish states that reduce citizens’ proportion in voting

15th amendment

denied voting based on race, color, former servitude

16th amendment

federal govt can collect income taxes without apportioning it to the states

17th amendment

voters can directly cast votes for senators (formerly state legislatures)

18th amendment

prohibition - no manufacturing, selling, transporting alcohol

19th amendment

voting rights cannot be denied based off gender

20th amendment

changed president and Congress terms → inauguration on Jan 20, Congress starts Jan 3

21st amendment

repeal of 18th amendment

22nd amendment

can’t be president more than twice

23rd amendment

residents of Washington DC can vote in presidential elections → district electors in electoral college

24th amendment

no federal or state poll taxes in federal elections

25th amendment

successfion of President → VP → Speaker of House → President Pro Tempore of Senate → Secretary of State

26th amendment

must be 18 to vote

27th amendment

no law to increase/decrease salary of Congress members until next election of reprsentatives