Us capitol building at night jan 2006

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

  • First - Tenth Amendments

    First - Tenth Amendments

    The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments to the constitution. 1st- Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition; 2nd- Bearing Arms; 3rd- Quartering of troops; 4th- Search and Seizures; 5th- Criminal Proceedings, Due Process, Eminent Domain; 6th- Criminal Proceedings; 7th-Civil Trials; 8th- Punishment for Crimes; 9th- Unenumerated Rights; 10th- Powers Reserved to the States
  • Eleventh Amendment

    Eleventh Amendment

    Suits Against States
  • Twelfth Amendment

    Twelfth Amendment

    Election of President and Vice President
  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Thirteenth Amendment

    Slavery and Involuntary Servitude
  • Fourteenth Amendment

    Fourteenth Amendment

    Rights of Citizens
  • Fifteenth Amendment

    Fifteenth Amendment

    Right to Vote- Race, Color, Servitude
  • Sixteenth Amendment

    Sixteenth Amendment

    Income Tax
  • Seventeenth Amendment

    Seventeenth Amendment

    Popular Election of Senators
  • Eighteenth Amendment

    Eighteenth Amendment

    Prohibition of Intoxication Liquors
  • Nineteenth Amendment

    Nineteenth Amendment

    Women's Suffrage
  • Twentieth Amendment

    Twentieth Amendment

    Commencement of Terms; Sessions of Congress; Death or Disqualification of President- Elect
  • Twenty-first Amendment

    Twenty-first Amendment

    Repeal of Prohibition
  • Twenty-second Amendment

    Twenty-second Amendment

    Presidential Tenure
  • Twenty- third Amendment

    Twenty- third Amendment

    Presidential Electors for the District of Columbia
  • Twenty- fourth Amendment

    Twenty- fourth Amendment

    Right to Vote in Federal Elections- Tax Payments
  • Twenty- fifth Amendment

    Twenty- fifth Amendment

    Presidential Succession, Vice Presidential Vacany, Presidential Inability
  • Twenty- sixth Amendment

    Twenty- sixth Amendment

    Right to Vote- Age
  • Twenty- seventh Amendment

    Twenty- seventh Amendment

    Congressional Pay