Amendments

• 1 amendment

  Guarantees freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and the right to petition the government.
• 2 amendment

  Protects the right to bear arms
• 3 amendment

  Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent.
• 4 amendment

  Ensures protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
• 5 amendment

   Includes the right against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
• 6 amendment

  Guarantees the right to a speedy and fair trial, legal counsel, and an impartial jury.
• 7 amendment

  Provides for the right to a trial by jury in civil cases involving more than $20.
• 8 amendment

  Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines or bail.
• 9 amendment

  Clarifies that citizens have additional rights beyond those explicitly listed.
• 10 amendment

  Reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people.
• 11 amendment

  protects states from being sued by citizens of other states or countries in federal courts
• 12 amendment

  changed the process for electing the President and Vice President
• 13 amendment

  abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
• 14 amendment

  granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and ensured equal protection under the law
• 15 amendment

  It prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous servitude
• 16 amendment

  It authorized Congress to levy income taxes
• 17 amendment

  It allowed for the direct election of U.S.Senators by the people
• 18 amendment

   It established Prohibition, banning the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages
• 19 amendment

   It granted women the right to vote
• 20 amendment

  It changed the dates for the start of presidential and congressional terms
• 21 amendment

  It repealed the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
• 22 amendment

  It limited presidential terms to two terms or a maximum of ten years
• 23 amendment

   It granted residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections
• 24 amendment

   It prohibited poll taxes in federal elections
• 25 amendment

   It clarified presidential succession and disability
• 26 amendment

   It lowered the voting age to 18
• 27 amendment

   It prevents changes in congressional salaries from taking effect until after an intervening election