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First Amendment
Free speech! Free religion! Free (peaceful) assembly! -
Third Amendment
Establishes the right to refuse to quarter soldiers, unless in times of war. -
Second Amendment
Allows citizens the right to bear arms. -
Fourth Amendment
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, and requires search warrants for bypasses -
Sixth Amendment
Defends the right to a speedy trial -
Seventh Amendment
In court, where the money in controversy is above $20 you get a jury. -
Eighth Amendment
No excessive bail; no excessive fines; no cruel/unusual punishment -
Ninth Amendment
The Constitution doesn't take away other rights (duh) -
Tenth Amendment
Delegates from other countries are reserved to the states and/or people -
Fifth Amendment
Sets out rules for supreme court trials 'n' stuff -
Eleventh Amendment
Immunity of states from out-of-state citizens and foreign people -
Twelfth Amendment
Establishes lots o' rules on how elections will go -
Thirteenth Amendment
Abolishes slavery, excepting slavery as criminal punishment -
Fourteenth Amendment
Defines a lot of civil rights rules, liberties, etcetera. -
Fifteenth Amendment
Allows black people to vote -
Sixteenth Amendment
Allows the federal government to collect income tax -
Seventeenth Amendment
Establishes that U.S. Senators are elected by the popular vote. -
Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibits alcohol -
Nineteenth Amendment
Allows women to vote -
Twentieth Amendment
Fixes the dates of terms starting for Congress and the President. Also known as the "Lame Duck Amendment" -
Twenty-First Amendment
Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment (Repeals the prohibition of alcohol) -
Twenty-Second Amendment
Limits number of times a president can be reelected. -
Twenty-Third Amendment
Establishes representation for Washington D.C. as a state in the electoral college -
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Prohibits revocation of voting rights due to dodging poll taxes -
Twenty-Fifth Amendment
Defines the process of presidential succession -
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Establishes the right to vote for those 18 years old or older -
Twenty-Seventh Amendment
Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the next session of Congress
