THE 27 AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

THE 1ST 3:

• 1st Amendment (1791) The right to free speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion• 2nd Amendment (1791) The

right to bear arms• 3rd Amendment (1791) No

quartering of troops in peacetime

THE NEXT 3:

• 4th Amendment (1791) Guards against unreasonable searches and seizures• 5th Amendment (1791) The right

to due process and no double jeopardy• 6th Amendment (1791) The right

to a fair and speedy trial

Amendments 7-9:

• 7th Amendment (1791) Right to a jury trial for criminal and some civil cases• 8th Amendment (1791) Prohibits

excessive bail and no unusual punishment• 9th Amendment (1791) Addresses

our unenumerated rights

The 1st 3 Double-Digit Amendments:

10th Amendment (1791) Federal powers are not stated in the Constitution are reserved for the states

11th Amendment (1795) Any state can be sued by a U.S. citizen12th Amendment (1804) Changes in electoral college procedures

12th Amendment (1804) Changes in electoral college procedures

THE “SLAVERY” AMENDMENTS:

• 13th Amendment (1865) Abolishes and prohibits slavery• 14th Amendment (1868)

Citizenship due process equal protection• 15th Amendment (1870) U.S.

cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed

THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY AMENDMENTS:

• 16th Amendment (1913)Congress is given the power to tax incomes• 17th Amendment (1913) The

direct election of senators• 18th Amendment (1919)

Prohibition of liquor

THE DEPRESSION-ERA AMENDMENTS:

• 19th Amendment (1920) Women gain the right to vote• 20th Amendment (1933)

Procedures for outgoing president and the new president coming in• 21st Amendment (1933) Repeal of

prohibition (18th Amendment)

THE MID-CENTURY AMENDMENTS:

• 22nd Amendment (1951) Limit on presidential terms• 23rd Amendment (1961) District of

Columbia receives electoral votes• 24th Amendment (1964) Prohibits

federal and state governments from charging poll tax

THE “MODERN” AMENDMENTS:

• 25th Amendment (1967)Presidential succession and presidential disability• 26th Amendment (1971) 18 year

olds gain the right to vote• 27th Amendment (1992) Any

change in congressional salaries takes place after the general election