The Voting Electorate
All men were given the right to vote in 1870 when this amendment was ratified.
15th Amendment
Right to bear arms shall not be infringed
2nd Amendment
8th Amendment
Senators were originally elected by state legislature until this amendment was added shortly before the start of World War 1
17th Amendment
The manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol was prohibited when this amendment went into effect in 1920
18th Amendment
The use of poll taxes, widely used by many southern states to restrict voting rights to blacks, were made illegal when this amendment was ratified.
24th Amendment
I can't be forced to house troops because of this amendment
3rd Amendment
States are given power through "reserved powers," which reinforces the concept of federalism because of this amendment
10th Amendment
Citizens of a state cannot sue other states because this amendment was added to the constitution in 1795
11th Amendment
This Reconstruction Amendment ended arguably the worst human rights episodes in US history
13th Amendment
Because of this amendment, young 18 year olds who were drafted to the Vietnam War were finally given the right to vote in 1971.
26th Amendment
The exclusionary rule, or the doctrine that illegally obtained evidence is to be thrown out of court, is closely connected to this amendment
4th Amendment
This amendment dictates that if a person commits a crime in a certain state, their trial will be held there under normal circumstances
6th Amendment
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to the office of the president an unprecedented four times, which led to the passage of this amendment
22nd Amendment
This amendment clearly states that if something happens to the president, the vice president will officially become president
25th Amendment
After a long fight that started with Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, this marginalized group finally got the right to vote in 1920
Women
This amendment was quintessential in establishing the concept of penumbra, or implied rights that are not enumerated in the constitution
9th Amendment
The right to remain silent and not self incriminate is a protection given by this amendment.
5th Amendment
A second ballot in the electoral college would be needed to elect a vice president thanks to this amendment
12th Amendment
It took 200 years to get this congressional pay amendment added to the constitution
27th Amendment
Washington D.C. gained electoral college representation thanks to this amendment
23rd Amendment
The first amendment protects the rights to religion, speech, assembly, petition, and this important right.
Freedom of the press
The seventh amendment replicates an important right listed in the 6th except the 7th focuses on this type of court case
Civil case
In order to reduce the influence of the "lame duck" period of an outgoing president, this amendment changed the inauguration date of the president elect from March 4th to January 20th
20th Amendment
Arguably the most important amendment in the constitution, the 14th Amendment contains the citizenship clause, privileges and immunities clause, equal protection clause, and this important clause
Due Process Clause