1. The Bill of Rights Amendments 1-10

2. Amendment One The Big 5 Speech Press Religion Assembly Petition

3. Amendment Two Bear Arms Have and keep guns

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

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

6. 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.

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

8. 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

9. Amendment Eight No Excessive Bail No Cruel and unusual punishment

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

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

12. Additional Amendments Amendments 11-27

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

14. Twelfth Amendment Presidential Election Revision Fine tuned the Electoral College Process

15. Thirteenth Amendment Abolished Slavery

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

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

18. Sixteenth Amendment Congress has the power to collect income taxes

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

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

21. Nineteenth Amendment Women receive the right to vote

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

23. Twenty-First Amendment Repeal of Prohibition

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

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

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

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

28. Twenty-Sixth Amendment Voting Age lowered to 18

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