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United States Bill of Rights is Ratified
Bill of Rights are:
1st- Rights to Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
2nd- Right to Bear Arms
3rd- Quartering of Soldiers
4th- Search and Seizure
5th- Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process
6th- Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions: Rights to Jury Trial, to Confront Opposing Witnesses and to Counsel
7th- Jury Trial
8th- Protections against Excessive Bail, Cruel and Unusual Punishment
9th- Non-Enumerated Rights
10th- Rights Reserved to States -
The 11 Amendment
Suits Against a State -
The Twelfth Amendment is ratified
Election of President and Vice-President -
The Thirteenth Amendment is ratified
Abolition of Slavery and Involuntary Servitude -
The Fourteenth Amendment is ratified
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 -
The Fifteenth Amendment is ratified
Voting Rights -
The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified
Federal Income Tax -
The Seventeenth Amendment is ratified
Popular Election of Senators -
The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified
Prohibition -
Congress Passes The Volstead Act
Provides enforcement for the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. -
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is Ratified
Women's Right to Vote -
The Twentieth Amendment is ratified
Commencement of Presidential Term and Succession -
The Twenty-first Amendment is ratified
Repeal of 18th Amendment (Prohibition) -
The Twenty-second Amendment is ratified
Two-Term Limitation on President -
The Twenty-third Amendment is ratified
District of Columbia Presidential Vote -
Twenty-fourth Amendment is ratified
Abolition of Poll Tax Requirement in Federal Elections -
The Twenty-fifth Amendment is ratified
Presidential Vacancy, Disability and Inability -
The Twenty-sixth Amendment is ratified
Right to Vote at Age 18 -
The Twenty-seventh Amendment is ratified
Congressional Compensation