Amendments

• 1st Amendment


  Guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition
• 2nd Amendment


  Protects the right to keep and bear arms
• 4th Amendment


  Protects against unreasonable search and seizure, meaning the government cannot search or seize your property without a warrant or probable cause
• 5th Amendment


  Ensures various rights related to criminal proceedings, including the right to remain silent, protection against double jeopardy, and protection against self-incrimination
• 6th Amendment


  Guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial, including the right to legal counsel
• 7th Amendment


  Provides the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases
• 8th Amendment


  Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment
• 10th Amendment


  Reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people
• 13th Amendment


  Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
• 14th Amendment


  Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guarantees equal protection under the law
• 15th Amendment


  Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
• 16th Amendment


  Allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census
• 17th Amendment


  Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote
• 19th Amendment


  Grants women the right to vote
• 22nd Amendment


  Limits the number of times a person can be elected to the office of President of the United States to two terms
• 24th Amendment


  Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes or any other taxes
• 25th Amendment


  Addresses presidential succession and disability
• 26th Amendment


  Lowers the voting age to 18 years old