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1st amendment
Protects several basic freedoms in the United States including freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to assemble, and the right to petition the government -
2nd amendment
“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
Rights that prohibits soldiers from temporarily residing in private homes during peace time without getting the permission and consent of the owner. -
4th amendment
Provides the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. -
5th amendment
Part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution. It covers a number of topics and issues including the grand jury, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process, and eminent domain. -
6th amendment
Guarantees a citizen a speedy trial, a fair jury, an attorney if the accused person wants one, and the chance to confront the witnesses who is accusing the defendant of a crime, meaning he or she can see who is making accusations. -
7th amendment
Guarantees a jury trial for civil cases in the federal courts. -
8th amendment
Punishments must be fair, cannot be cruel, and that fines that are extraordinarily large cannot be set. -
9th amendment
There are other rights that may exist aside from the ones explicitly mentioned, and even though they are not listed, it does not mean they can be violated. -
10th amendment
The balance of power between the federal government and the states. -
11th amendment
Protects government entities or officers acting in their official capacity from being sued over the performance of their duties. -
12th amendment
Providing for election of the president and vice president by the electoral college -
13th amendment
It abolished slavery in the United States. -
14th amendment
Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—and guaranteed all citizens -
15th amendment
Granted African American men the right to vote -
16th amendment
Allows the federal government to collect an income tax from all Americans -
17th amendment
Established the popular election of United States Senators by the people of the states, which senators were selected by state legislative. -
18th amendment
Banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States. (FAIL) -
19th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. -
20th amendment
simple amendment that sets the dates at which federal government elected offices end -
21st amendment
repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol. -
22nd amendment
Limits the president to only two 4 year terms in office -
23rd amendment
Gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College. -
24th amendment
Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax -
25th amendment
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President will become President. -
26th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older -
27th amendment
Deals with pay raises or decreases for members of Congress.
