27 Amendments

  • 5th amendment

    5th amendment

    Criminal proceedings, due process, imminent domain, double jeopardy,
  • 1st amendment

    1st amendment

    Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
  • 2nd amendment

    2nd amendment

    Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
  • 3rd amendment

    3rd amendment

    Places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent, prohibiting it during peacetime.
  • 4th amendment

    4th amendment

    Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge or magistrate.
  • 7th amendment

    7th amendment

    Jury Trials in Civil Cases
  • 6th amendment

    6th amendment

    Criminal Proceedings; Must inform defendant of charge/s; Right to Attorney; Right to fair impartial jury
  • 8th amendment

    8th amendment

    Bail; Cruel, Unusual Punishment
  • 9th amendment

    9th amendment

    Enumerated Rights
  • 10th amendment

    10th amendment

    Powers Reserved to the States
  • 11th amendment

    11th amendment

    Suits Against States
  • 12th amendment

    12th amendment

    Election of President and VIce President
  • 13th amendment

    13th amendment

    Slavery and Involuntary Servitude Prohibited
  • 14th amendment

    14th amendment

    Rights of Citizens
  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment

    Right to Vote--- Race, Color, Servitude
  • 16th amendment

    16th amendment

    Income tax
  • 17th amendment

    17th amendment

    Popular Election of Senators
  • 18th amendment

    18th amendment

    Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors
  • 19th amendment

    19th amendment

    Equal Suffrage---Sex; Right of Women to Vote
  • 20th amendment

    20th amendment

    Commencement of Terms; Sessions of Congress; Death or Disqualification of President-Elect
  • 21st amendment

    21st amendment

    Repeal of 18th Amendment
  • 22nd amendment

    22nd amendment

    Presidential Tenure; No President may serve more than 2 elected terms
  • 23rd amendment

    23rd amendment

    Inclusion of District of Columbia in Presidential Election System
  • 24th amendment

    24th amendment

    Right to Vote in Federal Elections----Tax Payment; Outlawed the payment of a tax as a condition for taking part in elections
  • 25th amendment

    25th amendment

    Presidential Succession; Vice Presidential Vacancy; Presidential Inability
  • 26th amendment

    26th amendment

    Right to Vote----Age; Must be 18 years or older
  • 27th amendment

    27th amendment

    Congressional Pay; Congress's power to fix the salaries of its members