1. AMENDMENTS

2. The Constitution would not have been ratified without the Bill of Rights

3. The First 10- Bill of Rights 1. 1791- Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government

4. 2. 1791: Right to keep and bear arms 3. 1791: Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time

5. 4. 1791- Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause 5. 1791- Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy

6. 6. 1791: Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury 7. 1791: Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law

7. 8. 1791: Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment 9. Asserts the existence of unenumerated rights retained by the people

8. 10. 1791: Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution

9. 11. 1798: Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders 12. 1804: Revised presidential election procedures

10. 13. 1865: Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude 14. 1868: Defines citizenship and deals with post– Civil War issues 15. 1870: Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

11. 16. 1913: Allows the federal government to collect income tax 17. 1913: Requires senators to be directly elected 18. 1919: Establishes Prohibition of alcohol

12. 19. 1920: Establishes women's suffrage 20. 1933: Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment"

13. 21. 1933: Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) 22. 1951: Limits the president to two terms

14. 23. 1961: Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College 24. 1964: Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes 25. 1967: defines the process of presidential succession

15. 26. 1971: Establishes 18 as the national voting age 27. 1992: Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress