AP US GOV & POLITICS | The Amendments

all of the 27 amendments w/ name and when they were ratified

1st Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

Definition: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Ratified: December 15, 1791

2nd Amendment: Right to Bear Arms

Definition: A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Ratified: December 15, 1791

3rd Amendment: Quartering of Soldiers

Definition: No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Ratified: December 15, 1791

4th Amendment: Search and Seizure

Definition: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Ratified: December 15, 1791