Ammendments of the Constitution

1st Amendment

Freedom of expression: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

2nd Amendment

Right to keep and bear arms.

3rd Amendment

Protection against the quartering of soldiers in private homes.

4th Amendment

Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

5th Amendment

Rights in criminal cases (due process, double jeopardy, self incrimination, eminent domain)

6th Amendment

Right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, and right to counsel.

7th Amendment

Right to a jury trial in civil lawsuits.

8th Amendment

Protection against excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel unusual punishments.

9th Amendment

Protection of rights not specifically listed in the constitution.

10 Amendment

Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.

11th Amendment (1795)

Limits the ability of individuals to sue states in federal court (sovereign immunity)

12 Amendment (1804)

Revises the Electoral College procedure for electing the President and Vice President.

13th Amendment (1865)

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

14th Amendment (1868)

Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., and provides equal protection and due process under the law.

15th Amendment (1870)

Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

16th Amendment (1913)

Authorizes the federal income tax.

17th Amendment (1913)

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

18th Amendment (1919)

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors (Prohibition).

19th Amendment (1920)

Guarantees women the right to vote (women's suffrage).

20th Amendment (1933)

Changes the start dates for presidential (January 20) and congressional (January 3) terms (the "lame duck" amendment).

21st Amendment (1933)

Repeals the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).

22nd Amendment (1951)

Limits a president to two elected terms in office.

23rd Amendment (1961)

Grants electors in the Electoral College to the District of Columbia.

24th Amendment (1964)

Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.

25th Amendment (1967)

Clarifies the line of succession for the presidency and outlines procedures for handling presidential disability.

26th Amendment (1971)

Lowers the national voting age to 18.

27th Amendment (1992)

Delays any law that alters the salary of members of Congress until after the next congressional election takes effect.