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1st amendment
Guarantees the right to the freedoms of speech, press, and religion. Protects the right to petition the government
9th amendment
Reserves the rights of citizens which are not specifically mentioned by the U.S. Constitution
20th amendment
Also known as the "lame duck amendment," establishes date of term starts for Congress (January 3) & the President (January 20).
11th amendment
State sovereign immunity. States are protected from suits by citizens living in another state or foreigners that do not reside within the state borders
16th amendment
Reserves the U.S. government the right to tax income.
3rd amendment
Citizens cannot be forced to quarter soldiers during times of peace.
18th amendment
Denies the sale and consumption of alcohol.
6th amendment
Guarantees fair and speedy jury trial and the rights to know the accusation, the accuser, and to find counsel and witnesses
22nd amendment
Limit the terms that an individual can be elected as president (at most two terms). Individuals who have served over two years of someone else's term may not be elected more than once.
7th amendment
Reserves individuals' rights to jury trial depending on the civil case, and cases already examined by not be re-opened by another court.
17th amendment
Establishes popular voting as the process under which senators are elected.
2nd amendment
Guarantees the people's right to own and bear arms for their defense.
21st amendment
Details the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. State laws over alcohol are to remain.
5th amendment
Prohibits abuse of governmental authority in legal procedures. Establishes rules for indictment by eminent domain and grand jury. Guarantees the due process rights. Protects citizens from self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
24th amendment
Citizens cannot be denied the suffrage rights for not paying a poll tax or any other taxes.
13th amendment
abolished slavery
19th amendment
Reserves women's suffrage rights.
15th amendment
Reserves citizens the suffrage rights regardless of their race, color, or previous slave status.
23rd amendment
Reserves the right of citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for their own Electors for presidential elections.
10th amendment
Reserves powers that are not given to the U.S. government under the Constitution, nor prohibited to a State of the U.S., to the people and the States.
4th amendment
Citizens cannot be forced to subject themselves to seizure and search without a search warrant and probable cause.
14th amendment
naturalization
8th amendment
forbids excessive bail and cruel/unusual punishment
12th amendment
Modifies and clarifies the procedure for electing vice-presidents and presidents.
25th amendment
Establishes the procedures for a successor of a President.