AP Government Amendments

First Amendment

Protects freedom of speech, religion, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition. Passed: 15 December, 1791

Second Amendment

Protects a militia's and an individual's right to bear arms. Passed: 15 December, 1791

Fourth Amendment

Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause. Passed: 15 December, 1791

Fifth Amendment

Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy. Passed: 15 December, 1791

Sixth Amendment

Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the right to be notified of the accusations, confront the accuser, obtain witnesses and retain counsel. Passed: 15 December, 1791

Eighth Amendment

Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment. Passed: 15 December, 1791

Ninth Amendment

Protects rights not enumerated in the constitution. Passed: 15 December, 1791

Tenth Amendment

Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution. Passed: 15 December, 1791

Thirteenth Amendment

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. Passed: 6 December, 1865

Fourteenth Amendment

Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues. Passed: 9 June, 1868

Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Passed: 3 February, 1870

Seventeenth Amendment

Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. 8 April, 1913

Nineteenth Amendment

Establishes women's suffrage. Passed: 18 August, 1920

Twenty first amendment

Repeal prohibition

Twenty-Second Amendment

Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president. A person cannot be elected president more than twice. Additionally, a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once. Passed: 27 February, 1951

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes. Passed: 23 January, 1964

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Establishes the right to vote for those age 18 years or older. Passed: 1 July, 1971