Amendments Timeline

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  • First Amendment

    First Amendment

    Free speech! Free religion! Free (peaceful) assembly!

  • Third Amendment

    Establishes the right to refuse to quarter soldiers, unless in times of war.
  • Second Amendment

    Second Amendment

    Allows citizens the right to bear arms.

  • Fourth Amendment

    Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, and requires search warrants for bypasses
  • Sixth Amendment

    Sixth Amendment

    Defends the right to a speedy trial

  • Seventh Amendment

    In court, where the money in controversy is above $20 you get a jury.

  • Eighth Amendment

    No excessive bail; no excessive fines; no cruel/unusual punishment

  • Ninth Amendment

    The Constitution doesn't take away other rights (duh)

  • Tenth Amendment

    Delegates from other countries are reserved to the states and/or people

  • Fifth Amendment

    Sets out rules for supreme court trials 'n' stuff

  • Eleventh Amendment

    Immunity of states from out-of-state citizens and foreign people
  • Twelfth Amendment

    Twelfth Amendment

    Establishes lots o' rules on how elections will go
  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Thirteenth Amendment

    Abolishes slavery, excepting slavery as criminal punishment

  • Fourteenth Amendment

    Defines a lot of civil rights rules, liberties, etcetera.
  • Fifteenth Amendment

    Fifteenth Amendment

    Allows black people to vote
  • Sixteenth Amendment

    Sixteenth Amendment

    Allows the federal government to collect income tax
  • Seventeenth Amendment

    Seventeenth Amendment

    Establishes that U.S. Senators are elected by the popular vote.
  • Eighteenth Amendment

    Eighteenth Amendment

    Prohibits alcohol
  • Nineteenth Amendment

    Nineteenth Amendment

    Allows women to vote
  • Twentieth Amendment

    Twentieth Amendment

    Fixes the dates of terms starting for Congress and the President. Also known as the "Lame Duck Amendment"
  • Twenty-First Amendment

    Twenty-First Amendment

    Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment (Repeals the prohibition of alcohol)
  • Twenty-Second Amendment

    Twenty-Second Amendment

    Limits number of times a president can be reelected.

  • Twenty-Third Amendment

    Establishes representation for Washington D.C. as a state in the electoral college

  • Twenty-Fourth Amendment

    Prohibits revocation of voting rights due to dodging poll taxes
  • Twenty-Fifth Amendment

    Twenty-Fifth Amendment

    Defines the process of presidential succession
  • Twenty-Sixth Amendment

    Twenty-Sixth Amendment

    Establishes the right to vote for those 18 years old or older

  • Twenty-Seventh Amendment

    Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the next session of Congress