What’s the Amendment
21st Amendment
Repeal of Prohibition
19th Amendment
States cannot deny the right to vote based on gender
12th Amendment
Separation of votes for President and Vice President
4th Amendment
Searches and seizures (search warrant)
18th Amendment
Prohibition of alcohol
20th Amendment
Congress begins on January 30th President starts on January 20th “lame-duck” Amendment
3rd Amendment
Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime
10th Amendment
Federal government has only those powers specifically granted by the Constitution
26th Amendment
States can not deny the
right to vote based on age
(18+)
16th Amendment
Power of Congress to tax income
11th Amendment
One State cannot be sued by another state
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
1st Amendment
Freedom of
religion
15th Amendment
States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race
9th Amendment
Rights retained by the people that some rights were not listed out
6th Amendment
You have the right to a speedy trial
17th Amendment
Established the direct election of senators
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery
23rd Amendment
gives Washington DC electoral college votes as if it were a state
8th Amendment
Government cannot inflict cruel and unusual punishment