Am Gov Amendments to the Constitution

(Simplified)

First Amendment

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

Second Amendment

Right to bear arms

Third Amendment

No quartering of soldiers

Fourth Amendment

Protects against unreasonable search and seizure

Fifth Amendment

Grand jury, double jeopardy, self incrimination, due process

Sixth Amendment

Right to speedy trial by jury, witnesses, counsel

Seventh Amendment

Jury trial in civil lawsuits

Eighth Amendment

Excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment

Ninth Amendment

Reserves the rights of citizens which are not specifically mentioned

Tenth Amendment

Powers not granted to the federal government are reserved to the states or people

Eleventh Amendment

Federal courts have limited jurisdiction over suits involving the states; 1795

Twelfth Amendment

A separate ballot must be provided for the vice president in the electoral college; 1804

Thirteenth Amendment

Abolishment of slavery; 1865

Fourteenth Amendment

Details equal protection clause, due process clause, citizenship clause, Civil War debt; 1868

Fifteenth Amendment

Voting rights are extended to all races; 1870

Sixteenth Amendment

Income tax established; 1913

Seventeenth Amendment

Popular election of senators established; 1913

Eighteenth Amendment

Prohibition of alcohol; 1919

Nineteenth Amendment

Women's right to vote; 1920

Twentieth Amendment

Establishes date of term starts for Congress and the president; 1933

Twenty-First Amendment

Repeal of prohibition; 1933

Twenty-Second Amendment

Two-term limit on presidency; 1951

Twenty-Third Amendment

Voting rights are extended to residents of the District of Columbia; 1961

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

Abolition of poll taxes; 1964

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Presidential succession is provided in case of disability; 1967

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Right to vote at age 18; 1971

Twenty-Seventh Amendment

Congress's power to raise its own salary is limited; 1992