Constitutional Amendments

first amendment

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

second amendment

right to bear arms

third amendment

no quartering of soldiers

fourth amendment

protects against unreasonable search and seizure

fifth amendment

protection against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and punishment without due process of law

sixth amendment

the right to a speedy trial (and attorney)

seventh amendment

right to trial by jury

eighth amendment

no cruel and unusual punishment

ninth amendment

peoples rights are not limited to those in the Constitution

tenth amendment

powers not delegated to the federal gov. are reserved to the states (reserved powers)

thirteenth amendment

abolishes slavery

fourteenth amendment

gave full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States

fifteenth amendment

prohibits limiting the right to vote based on race

sixteenth amendment

authorized Congress to enact a national income tax

seventeenth amendment

direct election of senators

eighteenth amendment

prohibition

nineteenth amendment

gave women the right to vote

twentieth amendment

shortened lame duck period, march - janruary

twenty first amendment

repealed prohibition

twenty second amendment

limits the president to two terms in office

twenty third amendment

dc gets electoral votes

twenty fourth amendment

prohibits poll tax

twenty fifth amendment

permits the vice president to become acting president if the vice president and the president's cabinet determine that the president is disabled/succession

twenty sixth amendment

lowers voting age to 18

twenty seventh amendment

banned congress from raising its members salaries right before the next election