1. 1st Amendment No establishment of religion Free exercise of religion
Freedom of speech and of the press
Peaceably assemble
Petition government

2. 2nd Amendment Regulated Militia
Right of the people to keep and bear arms

3. 3rd Amendment
No quartering of soldiers

4. 4th Amendment Right against unreasonable searches and seizures
Warrants can only be issued with probable cause

5. 5th Amendment Trial and Punishment Established due process
No double jeopardy
No self incrimination
Established due process
States must respect all legal rights owed to a person
Compensation for takings
Private property can’t be taken for public use

6. 6th Amendment Right to a speedy and public trial
Be informed of reasons for incrimination
“If you cannot afford an attorney, the state can provide you with one…”

7. 7th Amendment
Trial by jury

8. 8th Amendment No excessive bail No excessive fines
No cruel and unusual punishment

9. 9th Amendment
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be constructed to deny or disparage other retained by the people

10. 10th Amendment
Powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, no prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

11. 11th Amendment Judicial limits
Limits the jurisdiction of the federal courts to automatically hear cases brought against a state by the citizens of another state
Later interpretations include citizens of the state being sued as well

12. 12th Amendment
Explaining how to deal with a tie in the electoral college
Jefferson and Burr 1800
Vote is then taken in the House
Established separate election for president and vice-president
Proposed December 9, 1803, ratified June 15, 1804

13. 13th Amendment Slavery abolished
Congress can enforce this article by appropriate legislation
Proposed January 31, 1865, ratified December 6, 1865

14. 14th Amendment Naturalized citizenship Establishes census
Loyalty clause
Can’t run for office if you have helped an enemy of the state, unless Congress votes to remove that title
Validity of public debt of the US
Congress can create appropriate legislation
Proposed June 13, 1866, ratified July 9, 1868

15. 15th Amendment
Cannot be denied a vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude
Congress can enforce this by proper legislation
Last of the Reconstruction Amendments
Proposed February 26, 1869, ratified February 3, 1870

16. 16th Amendment
Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes on income
Proposed on July 12, 1909 ratified February 3, 1913

17. 17th Amendment
Senators elected by popular vote like they are in the House
Proposed May 13, 1912, ratified April 8, 1913

18. 18th Amendment Prohibition
Proposed December 18, 1917, ratified January 16, 1919

19. 19th Amendment Women’s suffrage
Proposed June 4, 1919, ratified August 18, 1920

20. 20th Amendment Presidential and Congressional term limits
Congress is sworn in on January 3rd following the election
President is sworn in on January 20th instead of March 4th
Specifies what will happen if a President-elect dies before being sworn in
Proposed March 2, 1932, ratified January 23, 1933

21. 21st Amendment Repealed the 18th amendment
Proposed February 20, 1933, ratified December 5, 1993

22. 22nd Amendment
Set in stone the Presidential term limits George Washington had self-imposed after WWII when FDR held office for four consecutive terms
Proposed March 21, 1947, ratified February 27, 1951

23. 23rd Amendment
Does not make D.C. a state, but grants them a vote in the electoral college
Citizens had to pay taxes but they couldn’t vote because D.C. was not a state
Proposed June 17, 1960, ratified March 29, 1961

24. 24th Amendment Made poll taxes illegal
Five states still had a poll tax by the time the amendment passed Congress
Ratified January 23, 1964

25. 25th Amendment Passed two years after Kennedy’s assassination
Upon removal, resignation or death, the V.P. becomes President
Vacancy in V.P., President will nominate a V.P.
When the President becomes unable to conduct the duties of office, all powers of the President are passed to the V.P.

26. 26th Amendment 18 or older to vote
Passed March 23, 1971, ratified July 1, 1971

27. 27th Amendment Limits Congressional pay increases
Increases only take effect after an election has occurred
Proposed September 25, 1789, ratified May 7, 1992