1st Amendment
freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceful assembly and petition
2nd Amendment
right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
quartering of troops
4th Amendment
no illegal search and seizure (exception: search warrant and probable cause)
5th Amendment
rights of the accused*
6th Amendment
criminal proceedings**
7th Amendment
trial by jury (for $15,000+, was $20)
8th Amendment
no cruel or unusual punishment
9th Amendment
rights of the people (unenumerated rights -- rights not listed in constitution)
10th Amendment
rights of the people and states (unenumerated rights -- rights not listed in constitution)
11th Amendment
limiting federal courts
12th Amendment
electing the president and vice president (electoral college; need 270+ votes to win)
13th Amendment
abolition of slavery
14th Amendment
civil rights guaranteed (due process of the law explicitly to states)
15th Amendment
voting for freedmen
16th Amendment
income tax
17th Amendment
popular election of senators
18th Amendment
prohibition
19th Amendment
women's suffrage
20th Amendment
induction of president and congress (lame duck amendment)***
21st Amendment
repeal of prohibition
22nd Amendment
presidential term (2 terms or 10 years)
23rd Amendment
voting for D.C.
24th Amendment
poll tax
25th Amendment
disability of the president****
26th Amendment
lowering the voting age (21 to 18)
27th Amendment
congressional pay
rights of the accused*
due process
extradition (returning of a criminal to their state)
eminent domain
double jeopardy
pleading the 5th
grand jury
Miranda Rights
criminal proceedings**
speedy trial
fair jury
know charges
face witnesses/accusers
get a lawyer
get a defense/character witness
induction of president and congress***
congress -- Jan 3rd president -- Jan 20th
disability of the president****
19 different alternatives
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Temp
Secretary of State
Secretary of Homeland Security