27 Amendments

  • 1st Amendment

    1791 Rights to Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
  • 2nd Amendment

    1791 Right to Bear Arms
  • 3rd Amendment

    1791 Quartering of Soldiers
  • 4th amendment

    1791 Search and Seizure
  • 5th amendment

    1791
    Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process
  • 6th amendment

    1791
    Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions: Rights to Jury Trial, to Confront Opposing Witnesses and to Counsel
  • 7th amendment

    1791
    Jury Trial
  • 8th amendment

    Protections against Excessive Bail, Cruel and Unusual Punishment
  • 9th amendment

    Non-Enumerated Rights
  • 10th

    1791
    Rights Reserved to States
  • 8th amendment

    1791
    Suits Against a State
  • 11th amendment

    1795
    Suits Against a State
  • 12th amendment

    1804
    Election of President and Vice-President
  • 13th amendment

    1865 Abolition of Slavery and Involuntary Servitude
  • 14th amendment

    Protects rights against state infringements, defines citizenship, prohibits states from interfering with privileges and immunities, requires due process and equal protection, punishes states for denying vote, and disqualifies Confederate officials and debts
  • 15th amendment

    1870
    Voting Rights
  • 16th amendment

    1913
    Federal Income Tax
  • 17th amendment

    1913
    Popular Election of Senators
  • 18th amendment

    1919
    Prohibition
  • 19th amendment

    1920
    Women's Right to Vote
  • 20th amendment

    1933
    Commencement of Presidential Term and Succession
  • 21st amendment

    1933
    Repeal of 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
  • 22nd amendment

    1951
    Two-Term Limitation on President
  • 23rd Amendment

    1961
    District of Columbia Presidential Vote
  • 24th Amendment

    1964
    Abolition of Poll Tax Requirement in Federal Elections
  • 25th Amendment

    Presidential Vacancy, Disability and Inability
  • 26th amendment

    Right to Vote at Age 18
  • 27th amendment

    1992
    Congressional Compensation