Amendment #1- Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
Amendment #2- Right to bear arms
Amendment #3- No one may be forced to house soldiers
Amendment #4- Protects against unreasonable search and seizure
Amendment #5- Rights of the criminally accused (indictment by grand jury, no double jeopardy,
no self incrimination, due process of the law, eminent domain)
Amendment #6- Rights to a speedy trial by jury (speedy trial, impartial jury, informed of
charges, right to an attorney)
Amendment #7- Rights to a jury trial in civil cases, more than $20- people sue over
money/property
Amendment #8- No excessive bail, no cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment #9- People have other basic rights not listed in Constitution
Amendment #10- All powers not given to the federal government are left for the states to take
care of/decide
Amendment #11- Federal courts do not have jurisdiction in cases against a state
Amendment #12- Provides for separate elections for president and vice president
Amendment #13- Abolishes slavery
Amendment #14- Provides equality for all citizens; state governments must follow previously
passed amendments
Amendment #15- All males have the right to vote
Amendment #16- Congress has the power to pass direct taxes, such as income tax
Amendment #17- Senators are to be elected by the voters in their state; governor fills state
senator positions if position opens during a term
Amendment #18- Selling and drinking of alcoholic beverages is made illegal (prohibited)
Amendment #19- Gives women the right to vote
Amendment #20- Beginning of President, VP and Congress terms in office begins in January;
presidential succession can take place before Presidential inauguration
Amendment #21- Selling and drinking of alcoholic beverages is made legal (allowed again, #18
was repealed or cancelled by this amendment)
Amendment #22- Presidents may serve no more than 2 terms or a total of 10 years
Amendment #23- District of Columbia is allowed presidential Electoral College votes
Amendment #24- Eliminates poll tax (no required payment needed to vote)
Amendment #25- Provides for presidential succession and filling a vacant office of vice president,
if VP dies or his removed from office
Amendment #26- Lowers voting age from 21 to 18
Amendment #27- Congressional compensation increases may not take effect until after that
congressional term is over (their pay raise doesn’t go into effect until new term)
Amendment #2- Right to bear arms
Amendment #3- No one may be forced to house soldiers
Amendment #4- Protects against unreasonable search and seizure
Amendment #5- Rights of the criminally accused (indictment by grand jury, no double jeopardy,
no self incrimination, due process of the law, eminent domain)
Amendment #6- Rights to a speedy trial by jury (speedy trial, impartial jury, informed of
charges, right to an attorney)
Amendment #7- Rights to a jury trial in civil cases, more than $20- people sue over
money/property
Amendment #8- No excessive bail, no cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment #9- People have other basic rights not listed in Constitution
Amendment #10- All powers not given to the federal government are left for the states to take
care of/decide
Amendment #11- Federal courts do not have jurisdiction in cases against a state
Amendment #12- Provides for separate elections for president and vice president
Amendment #13- Abolishes slavery
Amendment #14- Provides equality for all citizens; state governments must follow previously
passed amendments
Amendment #15- All males have the right to vote
Amendment #16- Congress has the power to pass direct taxes, such as income tax
Amendment #17- Senators are to be elected by the voters in their state; governor fills state
senator positions if position opens during a term
Amendment #18- Selling and drinking of alcoholic beverages is made illegal (prohibited)
Amendment #19- Gives women the right to vote
Amendment #20- Beginning of President, VP and Congress terms in office begins in January;
presidential succession can take place before Presidential inauguration
Amendment #21- Selling and drinking of alcoholic beverages is made legal (allowed again, #18
was repealed or cancelled by this amendment)
Amendment #22- Presidents may serve no more than 2 terms or a total of 10 years
Amendment #23- District of Columbia is allowed presidential Electoral College votes
Amendment #24- Eliminates poll tax (no required payment needed to vote)
Amendment #25- Provides for presidential succession and filling a vacant office of vice president,
if VP dies or his removed from office
Amendment #26- Lowers voting age from 21 to 18
Amendment #27- Congressional compensation increases may not take effect until after that
congressional term is over (their pay raise doesn’t go into effect until new term)
Amendments can be proposed either by Congress, with a two-thirds vote of both houses, or by a national convention requested by two-thirds of the state legislatures. Amendments are ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states.