Founding Amendments (1–10)
Prohibits soldiers from being quartered in homes during peacetime.
3rd Amendment
Prevents a citizen from suing a state they don’t live in.
11th Amendment
Changed the start dates for Congress and the President (“Lame Duck”).
20th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
Forbids Congress from giving itself an immediate pay raise.
27th Amendment
Protects the right to bear arms.
2nd Amendment
Gave African American men the right to vote.
15th Amendment
Prohibited alcohol (later repealed).
18th Amendment
Ensures voting rights cannot be denied by race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
15th Amendment (worded differently but same answer)
Allowed Washington, D.C. residents to vote in presidential elections.
23rd Amendment
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
4th Amendment
Ended slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
Established direct election of U.S. Senators.
17th Amendment
Outlawed poll taxes in federal elections.
24th Amendment
Gave voting rights to 18-year-olds (sometimes cross-listed).
26th Amendment
Guarantees freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
1st Amendment
Guarantees equal protection under the law.
14th Amendment
Limited presidents to two terms.
22nd Amendment
Lowered the voting age to 18.
26th Amendment
Established presidential succession (VP takes over if president dies).
25th Amendment
Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by jury.
6th Amendment
Changed how President and Vice President are elected (separate ballots).
12th Amendment
Allows Congress to collect an income tax.
16th Amendment
Gave African American men the right to vote.
15th Amendment
Repealed Prohibition.
21st Amendment