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1st Amendment
Freedom of speech, religion (establishment and free exercise), press, assembly, and petition
2nd Amendment
The right to own and bear arms
3rd Amendment
Quartering of soldiers
4th Amendment
Protection of citizens against illegal search and seizure of private property
5th Amendment
Freedom from self-incrimination, double Jeopardy, right to due process
6th Amendment
Criminal trials: right to a speedy trial with witnesses, right to a lawyer
7th Amendment
Right to a trial by jury in a civil case
8th Amendment
Protection against excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment
Constitution is not an exclusive list of rights
10th Amendment
States retain all privileges not given to the Federal government
11th Amendment
(1798) Interprets judicial powers
12th Amendment
Sets guidelines for electing the President and Vice President
13th Amendment
(1865) Abolishes the practice of slavery
14th Amendment
(1868) Defines citizenship and limits states from violating the equal protection of all citizens. Source for selective incorporation.
15th Amendment
(1870) Prohibits limiting the right to vote based on race
16th Amendment
(1913) Authorizes the collection of federal income tax
17th Amendment
(1913) Provides for the election of Senators by direct popular vote
18th Amendment
(1919) Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquor
19th Amendment
(1920) Gives women the right to vote
20th Amendment
(1933) Changed inauguration day from March to January (shortened lame duck period)
21st Amendment
(1933) Repealed the 18th Amendment (prohibition)
22nd Amendment
(1951) Limits the President to 2 terms or 10 years
23rd Amendment
(1961) Grants Presidential voting rights to the District of Columbia
24th Amendment
(1964) Bars poll tax in federal elections
25th Amendment
(1967) Provides for Presidential disability and succession
26th Amendment
(1971) Lowers the legal voting age to 18
27th Amendment
(1992) Congressional pay raises take effect only after next election
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