US Constitution

By Graceemichel

  • Tenth Amendment

    Powers not given to the federal government are retained by the sates or the people

  • Third Amendment

    Prohibits the government from forcing people to provide shelter for soldiers in their homes

  • First Amendment

    Protects the right of Americans to worship as they please, freedom of speech, freedom of press, and the right to assemble in groups and sign petitions.

  • Second Amendment

    The right to own a weapon. Created to outlaw the disarming of people, but guns are still reasonably regulated.

  • Fourth Amendment

    Desire to protect privacy, it limits the governments power to searches and seizures

  • Eighth Amendment

    Prohibits excessive bail and prevents judges from ordering someone convicted of a crime to pay an excessive fine and bans “cruel and unusual punishment”

  • Fifth Amendment

    Protections for people accused of crimes and gives the government the right to take private property for public use for a fair price

  • Sixth Amendment

    Right to a speedy trail by an impartial jury, protects people from being held for an unreasonably long time, gives them the right to question witnesses, and the right to know their charges

  • Ninth Amendment

    All other rights not spelled out in the Constitution are “retained by the people”

  • Seventh Amendment

    Provides right to a jury trial in federal courts to settle all disputes about property worth more than $20

  • Twelfth Amendment

    A structural change that made elections use separate ballots for the president and the vice president

  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Outlawed slavery in the U.S.

  • Fourteenth Amendment

    Stops states from depriving people from life, liberty, and property and says all people have the right to equal protection

  • Fifteenth Amendment

    Stops the government from denying a person's right to vote based on race

  • Sixteenth Amendment

    It gives Congress the power to levy individuals income taxes

  • Seventeenth Amendment

    States that the people elect U.S. senators directly

  • Eighteenth Amendment

    Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages

  • Nineteenth Amendment

    Guarantees women the right to vote

  • Twentieth Amendment

    Sets new dates for when the president or the vice president are inaugurated and when Congress begins its term

  • Twenty-second Amendment

    Limits the president to a maximum of two election terms

  • Twenty-third Amendment

    Gave the District of Columbia three electors

  • Twenty-fourth Amendment

    Prohibits poll taxes in the federal elections

  • Twenty-fifth Amendment

    States the process for the vice president to take over office if the president is disabled

  • Twenty-sixth Amendment

    Lowered the voting age to 18

  • Twenty-seventh Amendment

    Makes congressional pay raises effective during the term of their passage