Amendment 1
Freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion, and petition.
Amendment 2
The right to keep bear arms
Amendment 3
No Lodging Troops in Private Homes
Amendment 4
No unlawful Searches or Seizures. Must have a warrant
Amendment 5
Criminal Proceedings; guarantees Due Process; Eminent Domain; no Double Jeopardy; no Self incrimination
Amendment 6
Criminal Proceedings; right to speedy and fair trial; Must inform defendant of charge/s; Right to Attorney; Right to fair impartial jury
Amendment 7
Trial by Jury in Civil Cases where value exceeds $20
Amendment 8
No excessive Bail or fines; No Cruel or Unusual Punishment
Amendment 9
Unenumerated Rights (not all individual rights are listed in constitution)
Amendment 10
Powers Reserved to the States (limits the power of Federal Government)
Amendment 11
The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or Equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.
Amendment 12
Equires separate Electoral ballots for President and Vice President
Amendment 13
Abolished slavery
Amendment 14
Grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States"; it forbids any state to deny any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws."
Amendment 15
No denying Right to Vote- Race, Color, Servitude
Amendment 16
Congress can tax income directly
Amendment 17
Popular Election of Senators
Amendment 18
Prohibition of alcohol (alcohol is made illegal)
Amendment 19
Cannot be deprived the right to vote based on sex
Amendment 20
Sets the terms of President and Vice President (Jan 20), and Congress (Jan 3).
Amendment 21
Repeal of 18th Amendment
Amendment 22
Presidential Tenure; No President may serve more than 2 elected terms
Amendment 23
Appointment of presidential electors representing Washington, D.C.
Amendment 24
Prohibited the use of poll taxes to abridge voting rolls
Amendment 25
Presidential Succession; Vice Presidential Vacancy; Presidential Inability
Amendment 26
Cannot be denied the right to vote because of your age if your at least 18
Amendment 27
Prevents any law that changes the salaries of Senators and Representatives from taking effect until the next election occurs