7th Amendment
Right to a jury trial in cases involving the common law
23rd Amendment
Allows residents of Washington D.C. to vote for representatives in the electoral college
1st Amendment
Freedom of religion, speech, assembly, press and the right of the people to petition the government
21st Amendment
Ends prohibition, repeals the 18th amendment
19th Amendment
Women's right to vote
4th Amendment
Protects against "unreasonable searches or seizures"
8th Amendment
Protects against excessive and cruel and unusual punishments
5th Amendment
Right not to be deprived of "life, liberty and property without due process of the law"
14th Amendment
26th Amendment
Voting age for US citizens is 18 years old
27th Amendment
Pay raises or decreases for members of Congress may not take effect until the next term
24th Amendment
Ended mandatory poll taxes
20th Amendment
Identifies the dates at which federal government elected positions end
17th Amendment
Each senator will have one vote; vacancies will be filled by election or temporary appointment
11th Amendment
Protects each state from being sued by the federal government, other states, and individuals
13th Amendment
Abolishes and outlaws slavery
16th Amendment
Allows federal government to collect income tax
22nd Amendment
Limits the President to two 4 year terms
2nd Amendment
Right of states to maintain a militia and the right of citizens to bear arms
15th Amendment
Illegal to deny a person the right to vote based on race or color
10th Amendment
Powers not granted to the federal government and not prohibited to the states are reserved to the states and to the people
25th Amendment
If the President cannot fulfill his duties, the Vice President becomes President
12th Amendment
Electors from the electoral college must pick a president and vice president on the ballot
18th Amendment
Prohibition banned the sale of alcohol
6th Amendment
Right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury