Amendments I need to know

Constitutional Amendments to Know

1. 1st Amendment

   • Protects freedoms of religion (Establishment & Free Exercise Clauses), speech, press, assembly, and petition.

2. 2nd Amendment

   • Right to bear arms.

3. 4th Amendment

   • Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures; requires warrants based on probable cause.

4. 5th Amendment

   • Right to due process, no double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, just compensation for eminent domain.

5. 6th Amendment

   • Right to a fair and speedy trial, right to counsel, right to confront witnesses.

6. 8th Amendment

   • Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail/fines.

7. 9th Amendment

   • Declares that rights not explicitly listed in the Constitution are still protected.

8. 10th Amendment

   • Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.

9. 13th Amendment

   • Abolished slavery.

10. 14th Amendment

• Defines citizenship; includes the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses.

11. 15th Amendment

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

12. 19th Amendment

• Grants women the right to vote (prohibits voting restrictions based on sex).