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1st amendment
freedom of speech,press,assembly,petition,and religion
6th amendment
the constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel, the right to confront witnesses, and the right to a speedy and public trial.
11th amendment
Restrictions of federal lawsuits
16th amendment
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1913 that explicitly permitted Congress to levy an income tax.
21st or 22nd
21st: repeled prohibition
22nd: president limited to two terms
2nd amendment
Right to bear arms
7th amendment
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
12th amendment
electors vote separately for President and Vice President
17th amendment
Direct election of senators
23rd or 24th
23rd: amendment that gives the right of voting to citizens in Washington D.C. and that they get votes in the electoral college
24th: Prohibits poll tax in federal elections
3rd amendment
No quartering of soldiers in private houses during times of peace or war
8th amendment
gives us the right to bail or they can stay in jail until their trial, no unreasonable bail, forbids cruel and unusual punishment
13th amendment
Abolished slavery
18th amendment
prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
25th amendment
Creates Line of Succession: President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, Senator Pro Tempore, Secretary of State
4th amendment
Right to privacy: have to have a search warrant or probable cause to search, protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
9th amendment
makes clear that the rights spelled in Constitution are not the only rights for Americans
14th amendment
made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country
19th amendment
Womans suffrage
26th amendment
lowered the voting age to 18 (from 21)
5th amendment
The constitutional amendment designed to protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and punishment without due process of law.
10th amendment
Amendment stating that the powers not delegated to the federal gov. are reserved to the states
15th amendment
a constitutional amendment that gave African American men the right to vote
20th amendment
shortened the time between the election and inauguration day, also called the "Lame Duck Amendment," it changed the inauguration date from March 4 to January 20 for president and vice president, and to January 3 for senators and representatives
27th amendment
banned congress from raising its members salaries right before the next election