jordan herron teach me amendments <3

https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments

1st

Protects freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and the right to petition the government.

2nd

Right to Bear Arms

3rd

Quartering of Soldiers

4th

Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets requirements for search warrants based on probable cause.

5th

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

6th

Protects the right to a speedy public trial by jury, to notification of criminal accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel.

7th

Provides for the right to a jury trial in civil lawsuits (>$20)

8th

Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

9th

States that rights not enumerated in the Constitution are retained by the people.

10th

States that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated, or enumerated, to it through the Constitution, and that all other powers are reserved to the states, or to the people.

11th

Immunizes states from suits brought by out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for state sovereign immunity.

12th

Establishes that the vice president is elected together with the president rather than as the runner-up in the presidential election.

13th

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

14th

Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post–Civil War issues.

15th

Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude.

16th

Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the various states or basing it on the United States Census.

17th

Establishes the direct election of United States senators by popular vote.

18th

Prohibits the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States.
(Repealed on December 5, 1933, by the 21st Amendment.)

19th

Women’s Right to Vote

20th

Changes the dates on which the terms of the president and vice president, and of members of Congress, begin and end, to January 20 and January 3 respectively. States that if the president-elect dies before taking office, the vice president–elect is to be inaugurated as president.

21st

Repeals the 18th Amendment (prohibition) and makes it a federal offense to transport or import intoxicating liquors into U.S. states and territories where prohibited by law

22nd

Two-Term Limit on Presidency

23rd

Grants the District of Columbia electors in the Electoral College.

24th

Abolition of Poll Taxes

25th

Presidential Disability and Succession

26th

Right to Vote at Age 18

27th

Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.