Amendments

1st Amendment – Protects freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2nd Amendment – Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
3rd Amendment – Prohibits forcing citizens to house soldiers during peacetime.
4th Amendment – Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
5th Amendment – Guarantees due process, protects against self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
6th Amendment – Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by jury and legal counsel.
7th Amendment – Guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases.
8th Amendment – Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
9th Amendment – States that people have rights beyond those listed in the Constitution.
10th Amendment – Reserves powers not given to the federal government to the states or the people.

11th Amendment – Limits lawsuits against states in federal courts.
12th Amendment – Changes the procedure for electing the president and vice president.
13th Amendment – Abolishes slavery.
14th Amendment – Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and guarantees equal protection and due process.
15th Amendment – Prohibits denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous servitude.

16th Amendment – Allows the federal government to collect income taxes.
17th Amendment – Provides for the direct election of U.S. senators.
18th Amendment – Established Prohibition (later repealed).
19th Amendment – Grants women the right to vote.
20th Amendment – Sets new terms for the president and Congress (“lame-duck” amendment).

21st Amendment – Repeals Prohibition (the 18th Amendment).
22nd Amendment – Limits the president to two terms.
23rd Amendment – Grants Washington, D.C., electoral votes in presidential elections.
24th Amendment – Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.
25th Amendment – Establishes procedures for presidential succession and disability.
26th Amendment – Lowers the voting age to 18.
27th Amendment – Delays congressional pay raises until after the next election.