Amendments

Five Freedoms

Religion (Establishment + Free Exercise), Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition

1st Amendment

Right to keep and bear arms

2nd Amendment

Quartering Soldiers

No forced housing of troops

3rd Amendment

Search & Seizure
Warrants, probable cause

4th Amendment

Rights of the Accused (Federal)
Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain

5th Amendment

Criminal Trial Rights
Speedy, public trial, jury, attorney

6th Amendment

Civil Trials

Jury trial in civil cases

7th Amendment

Punishments

No cruel & unusual punishment, no excessive bail/fines

8th Amendment

Unenumerated Rights

People have rights beyond those listed

9th Amendment

Reserved Powers

Powers not given to federal gov → states/people

10th Amendment

States can’t be sued by citizens of another state

11th Amendment

Changes election of President & VP (cast separate ballots for President and Vice President)

12th Amendment

Abolishes slavery

13th Amendment

Citizenship, due process, equal protection (mainly slaves)

14th Amendment

Voting rights regardless of race

15th Amendment

Allows the U.S. Congress to collect an income tax

16th Amendment

Direct election of senators

17th Amendment

Prohibition (alcohol banned)

18th Amendment

Women’s suffrage (right to vote)

19th Amendment

"Lame Duck Amendment," moved presidential inaugurations to January 20th and Congress's term start to January 3rd

20th Amendment

Repeals Prohibition

21st Amendment

Presidential term limits (No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice)

22nd Amendment

D.C. votes for President (Electoral College)

23rd Amendment

No poll tax

24th Amendment

Presidential succession/disability (Vice President becomes President if the President dies)

25th Amendment

Vote at 18

26th Amendment

Congressional pay changes delayed (Congress can't give themselves a pay raise that takes effect immediately)

27th Amendment