Foundational Freedoms
Protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.
What is the First Amendment?
Established a two-term limit for Presidents to prevent extended control of the executive branch.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
Ensures the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is the 15th Amendment?
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, marking a pivotal civil rights milestone.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This amendment introduced prohibition, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment?
Ensures the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Revised the process of electing the President and Vice President, ensuring they are elected as a pair rather than the Vice President being the runner-up.
What is the 12th Amendment?
Grants women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Guarantees equal protection under the law and due process, ensuring fundamental rights for all citizens.
What is the 14th Amendment?
An individual cannot sue a state they aren't from.
What is the 11th amendment?
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, emphasizing the right to privacy.
What is the 4th Amendment?
Granted Washington, D.C. residents the right to vote in presidential elections by allocating electoral votes.
What is the 23rd Amendment?
Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections, removing a financial barrier to voting.
What is the 24th Amendment?
Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, emphasizing the importance of humane treatment under the law.
What is the 8th Amendment?
This amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.
What is the 21st Amendment?
Guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial, as well as the rights to an impartial jury, legal counsel, and to confront witnesses.
What is the 6th Amendment?
Changed the dates for the beginning and end of presidential and congressional terms, and clarified procedures if the President-elect dies before taking office.
What is the 20th Amendment?
Lowers the voting age to 18 years.
What is the 26th Amendment?
The name grouping the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
What are the Reconstruction Amendments?
This Amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax.
What is the 16th Amendment?
Provides protections for individuals, such as the right against self-incrimination and double jeopardy, and guarantees due process of law.
What is the 5th Amendment
Outlined the process for presidential succession and how to address presidential disability or vacancy in the office of the Vice President.
What is the 25th Amendment?
The year the 15th Amendment was ratified
When is 1870?
Ensures certain rights not listed in the Constitution are not denied to the people.
What is the 9th Amendment?
Prohibits laws affecting Congressional salaries from taking effect until the start of the next session of Congress.
What is the 27th Amendment?