The Bill of Rights Amendments 1-10

Amendment One The Big 5 Speech Press Religion Assembly Petition

Amendment Two Bear Arms Have and keep guns

Amendment Three Quartering of Soldiers Citizens do not have to house soldiers in their homes

Amendment Four Rights against unreasonable search and seizure Must have probable cause or a warrant to search or take property as evidence.

Amendment Five Prosecution Rights Cannot be prosecuted twice for the same crime Not required to testify against yourself “Plead the fifth” Cannot be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.

Amendment Six Speedy Trial Trial by Jury To know witnesses against you Assistance of a defense attorney

Amendment Seven Trial by Jury in civil cases over $20 (~$500 in 1791) Civil case is suing for money due to negligence or wrong- doing

Amendment Eight No Excessive Bail No Cruel and unusual punishment

Amendment Nine Guarantees fundamental rights to people even if they are not specifically stated in the Constitution

Amendment Ten All powers not specifically listed in the Constitution are reserved for (given to) the states.

Additional Amendments Amendments 11-27

Eleventh Amendment States cannot be sued by citizens in other states or from other nations

Twelfth Amendment Presidential Election Revision Fine tuned the Electoral College Process

Thirteenth Amendment Abolished Slavery

Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection under the law All persons born or naturalized in US are citizens

Fifteenth Amendment Right to vote cannot be denied based on race, color or previous condition of servitude

Sixteenth Amendment Congress has the power to collect income taxes

Seventeenth Amendment Senators are elected by direct popular vote (people) Used to be elected by state legislatures

Eighteenth Amendment Prohibition Liquor illegal to drink, sell, make…etc.

Nineteenth Amendment Women receive the right to vote

Twentieth Amendment Inauguration moved from March to January 20th Officially makes VP Pres if Pres dies or leaves office

Twenty-First Amendment Repeal of Prohibition

Twenty-Second Amendment Set term limits for President to TWO terms

Twenty-Third Amendment Citizens of Washington DC can vote for President

Twenty-Fourth Amendment Makes poll taxes (paying to vote) illegal

Twenty-Fifth Amendment Sets Presidential Succession VP, Speaker…etc.

Twenty-Sixth Amendment Voting Age lowered to 18

Twenty-Seventh Amendment Any pay raise passed by Congress will not take effect until after the next election.