Amendments

1st Amendment:

·         Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

2nd Amendment:

·         Right to bear arms (“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.”)

3rd Amendment:

·         Quartering of soldiers (“The Third Amendment to the United States Constitution restricts the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent12. This practice is forbidden during peacetime and is allowed during wartime in a manner prescribed by law”)

4th Amendment:

·         Search and seizure (“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.”)

5th Amendment:

·         Grand jury, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process, and takings (“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”) (Double jeopardy: be tried twice on the same charges)

6th Amendment:

·         Right to speedy trial by jury, witnesses, and counsel

7th Amendment:

·         Jury trial in civil lawsuits (In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.)

8th Amendment:

·         Excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment (“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”)

9th Amendment:

·         Non-enumerated rights retained by people

10th Amendment:

·         Rights reserved to states or people (“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”)

11th Amendment (1795)

Prohibits federal courts from hearing cases against a state brought by citizens of another state or by foreign citizens.

 

12th Amendment (1804)

Revises the presidential election procedures. It establishes the Electoral College system for electing the President and Vice President.

 

13th Amendment (1865)

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

 

14th Amendment (1868)

Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guarantees equal protection under the law.

 

15th Amendment (1870)

Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

 

16th Amendment (1913)

Authorizes the federal government to impose and collect an income tax.

 

17th Amendment (1913)

Establishes the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.

 

18th Amendment (1919)

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages (Prohibition).

 

19th Amendment (1920)

Grants women the right to vote.

 

20th Amendment (1933)

Changes the dates for the start of presidential and congressional terms, known as the "Lame Duck" amendment.

 

21st Amendment (1933)

Repeals the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition.

 

22nd Amendment (1951)

Limits the president to two terms in office.

 

23rd Amendment (1961)

Grants residents of Washington, D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections.

 

24th Amendment (1964)

Prohibits the use of poll taxes in federal elections.

 

25th Amendment (1967)

Clarifies the procedures for presidential succession and disability.

 

26th Amendment (1971)

Lowers the voting age to 18 years.

 

27th Amendment (1992)

Delays any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress until after the next election.