1. THE BILL OF RIGHTS

2. Amendments Total Amendments: 27
First 10= Bill of Rights; Ratified 1891
# of Amendments after Bill of Rights= 17

3. 1st Amendment
A. Freedom of Speech
B. Freedom of the Press
C. Freedom of Religion
D. Freedom to Assemble Peacefully
E. Freedom to Petition Gov’t for redress of Grievances

4. 2nd Amendment
A. Right to keep and bear Arms

5. 3rd Amendment
A. No Quartering of Troops

6. 4th Amendment
A. No searches/seizures without a warrant or Probable Cause

7. 5th Amendment A. Grand Jury must indict accused for trial
B. No Double Jeopardy
C. No Self-Incrimination (plead 5th)
D. Right to Due Process (legal system)

8. 6th Amendment A. Right to a Speedy and Public Trial
B. Right to Cross Examine Witness
C. Right to Defense Counsel

9. 7th Amendment
A. Right to Sue in Civil Court

10. 8th Amendment A. No excessive Bail or Fines
B. No Cruel or Unusual Punishments

11. 9th Amendment A. Protection of Individual Rights not in Constitution
Travel, have a child, marry

12. 10th Amendment
A. States reserve powers not granted to federal Gov’t by Con.

13. Amendments 11-27 (NOT BILL OF RIGHTS)
Eleventh Amendment (1795): Clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals, and limits ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law.
Twelfth Amendment (1804): Members of the electoral college cast separate ballots for president and vice president.
Thirteenth Amendment (1865): Abolishes slavery and grants Congress power to enforce abolition.
Fourteenth Amendment (1868): Defines United States citizenship; prohibits states from limiting the rights of citizens (including ex-slaves)
Fifteenth Amendment (1870): Prohibits the use of citizen's race as a qualification for voting.
Sixteenth Amendment (1913): Authorizes unapportioned federal taxes on income.

14. Amendments 11-27 (NOT BILL OF RIGHTS)
Seventeenth Amendment (1913): Establishes direct election of senators.
Eighteenth Amendment (1919): Prohibited the manufacturing, importing, and exporting of alcoholic beverages
Nineteenth Amendment (1920): Voting rights for women
Twentieth Amendment (1933): Changes details of Congressional and presidential terms and of presidential succession.
Twenty-first Amendment (1933): Repeals Eighteenth Amendment
Twenty-second Amendment (1951): Limits president to two terms.

15. Amendments 11-27 (NOT BILL OF RIGHTS)
Twenty-third Amendment (1961): Grants presidential electors to the District of Columbia.
Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964): Prohibits the federal government and the states from requiring the payment of a tax as a qualification for voting for federal officials.
Twenty-fifth Amendment (1967): Changes details of presidential succession, provides for temporary removal of president, and provides for replacement of the vice president.
Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971): Prohibits the federal government and the states from using an age greater than 18 as a qualification to vote.
Twenty-seventh Amendment (1992): Limits congressional pay raises.