1. Amendments to the United States Constitution

2. The First Amendment Freedom of: Religion Assembly Press Petition
Speech 1 I

3. The Second Amendment
Right to bare arms. 2 II

4. The Third Amendment
No Quartering of Troops. 3
III

5. The Fourth Amendment
No illegal searches and seizures. 4 IV

6. The Fifth Amendment Self Incrimination/Plead the 5th
Due Process of Law
Eminent Domain
Double Jeopardy
- In Criminal Cases 5 V

7. The Sixth Amendment Speedy, public trial by Jury in a Criminal Case VI6 VI

8. The Seventh Amendment Speedy, public trial by Jury in a Civil Case VII7
VII

9. The Eighth Amendment Excessive bail, fines, and cruel and
unusual punishments prohibited.
- Death Penalty 8
VIII

10. The Ninth Amendment
Reserved rights of people.
- Privacy 9 IX

11. The Tenth Amendment Powers reserved to the states. Death Penalty
Concealed weapons 10 X

12. The Eleventh AmendmentXI
Judicial power of US not to extend to suits
against a state.
( Meaning: this limits the jurisdiction
of the Fed. Courts.) 11

13. The Twelfth Amendment
XII
Electoral College system is set in place. (They use the same ballot when voting for the President & VP.) 12

14. The Thirteenth Amendment
XIII
Banned Slavery in the US.
13th amendment answers

15. The Fourteenth Amendment
XIV
Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protection under
the law.
14th amendment answers

16. The Fifteenth AmendmentXV
Male African Americans Suffrage
(Right to Vote)
15th amendment answers

17. The Sixteenth Amendment
XVI
Congress established an Income Tax.

18. The Seventeenth Amendment
XVII
Voters (the ppl) elect Senators
directly (Giving Americans a greater voice in Govt. Not just allowing State Legislatures to select the Senators)

19. The Eighteenth Amendment
XVIII
Alcohol is prohibited.
(Only Amend. that is REPEALED)

20. The Nineteenth Amendment
XIX
Women’s Suffrage

21. The Twentieth AmendmentXX
Shortened time between the Pres.
Election & Inauguration by designating
Jan. 20 as Inaug. Day; set Jan. 3 as
date for opening day in Congress.
(Lame Duck)

22. The Twenty-First Amendment
XXI
Repealed the 18th Amendment.
(Alcohol is allowed)

23. The Twenty-Second Amendment
XXII
Limits the President to 2 full
terms in office or 10 years.

24. The Twenty-Third Amendment
XXIII
Washington DC voters are granted 3 votes in the Electoral College

25. The Twenty-Fourth Amendment
XXIV
Poll Taxes are prohibited.

26. The Twenty-Fifth Amendment
XXV
Presidential Succession.
(VP takes the place of the President
if needs be)

27. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment
XXVI
Guaranteed the right to vote for 18 year olds.

28. The Twenty-Seventh Amendment
XXVII
Banned Congress from increasing its
members’ salaries until after the
next election.