Mr. Johns Constitutional Amendments

1st Amendment

Freedom of Religion

2nd Amendment

Right to bear arms

3rd Amendment

No Quartering of Troops

4th Amendment

No unreasonable searches and seizures

5th Amendment

Due process, no self-incrimination

6th Amendment

Right to an attorney

7th Amendment

Jury trial in civil cases

8th Amendment

No excessive bail

9th Amendment

Rights that are not specifically written in the Constitution may be retained by people/rights reserved to the people

10th Amendment

U.S Constitution doesn’t give a power to the national government or take it away from the states, then that power belongs to the states or people/federalism/rights reserved to states

11th Amendment

States are protected from lawsuits by citizens of other states

12th Amendment

Elect the President and Vice President together

13th Amendment

Slavery abolished

14th Amendment

Anyone born in the United States is a citizen, and all states must treat everyone equally under the law/Defines citizenship, ensures equal protection of the laws and protects individuals from state infringement

15th Amendment

African American men can vote/Suffrage for African American men

16th Amendment

Income tax

17th Amendment

Direct election of Senators

18th Amendment

Prohibition of alcohol

19th Amendment

Suffrage for women

20th Amendment

“Lame Duck” sessions – alters the date of inauguration

21st Amendment

Repeal of prohibition

22nd Amendment

No more than two turns/Limit on Presidential terms

23rd Amendment

People living in Washington D.C the right to vote for President and Vice President/District of Columbia presidential electors

24th Amendment

You don’t have to pay a fee to vote in a national election/Elimination of poll taxes

25th Amendment

Who takes over if the president can’t do their job and how to fill the job of the Vice President/Presidential disability and succession

26th Amendment

Lowered the national voting age to 18/Suffrage for 18 year olds

27th Amendment

Congress can't give itself a pay raise that takes effect right away/Congressional pay