The Bill of Rights
Details freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom of expression.
What is the 1st amendment?
States that soldiers cannot take, or live, in a person's house without permission of the owner.
What is the 3rd amendment?
Passed in 1920 and guaranteed women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
Made in 1951 and states that a person may not be elected President more than twice.
What is the 22nd amendment?
Ratified in 1868 and states that every person born in the US is a citizen.
What is the 14th amendment?
Details the right to keep a weapon and use it to protect themselves.
What is the 2nd amendment?
Details limitations on imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or any cruel and unusual punishments.
What is the 8th amendment?
Ratified in 1971 and gave 18-year-olds the right to vote.
What is the 26th amendment?
Made in 1964 and changed what happens if a President or Vice President dies, resigns, or is not able to do the job.
What is the 25th amendment?
Passed in 1919 and banned the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcohol across the nation. Lasted from 1920 - 1933.
What is the 18th amendment?
Details that a person or property cannot be searched unless there is "probable cause" that a crime has been committed.
What is the 4th amendment?
Details trial by jury in civil cases and the rights of those being sued.
What is the 7th amendment?
Made in 1964 and made it illegal to make anyone pay a tax to have the right to vote.
What is the 24th amendment?
Ratified in 1933 and changed the days for meetings of Congress and for the start of the President's term of office.
What is the 20th amendment?
Ratified in 1865 and ended slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th amendment?
Details the right to a fair trial and covering the subject of witnesses.
What is the 6th amendment?
States that the constitutional amendments does not include all of the rights of the people and the states.
What is the 9th amendment?
Ratified in 1870 stating that a citizen's right to vote cannot be taken away because of race, the color of their skin, or because they were previously slaves.
What is the 15th amendment?
Ratified in 1913 and stated that people will elect Senators. Before this, Senators were elected by state legislatures.
What is the 17th amendment?
Made in 1992, limiting how Congress can increase how much its members are paid.
What is the 27th amendment?
What is the 10th amendment?
Details the need for 'due process of the law' before punishing a person and the right to a trial by jury.
What is the 5th amendment?
Made in 1961 and gave the people in the District of Columbia the right to vote for President.
What is the 23rd amendment?
Ratified in 1913 and authorized Congress to collect income taxes.
What is the 16th amendment?
Made in 1804 and changed Presidential election rules in the Constitution.
What is the 12th amendment?