This is a list of ratified amendments to the United States Constitution which have been approved by the United States Congress since the constitution’s original signing. The first ten of the amendments are commonly referred to as the Bill of Rights.
| The Amendments | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to petition, and to assemble | ||||||||
| 2nd | The right to keep and bear arms | ||||||||
| 3rd | No quartering of soldiers in private houses during times of peace or war | ||||||||
| 4th | Interdiction of unreasonable Searches and seizures; warrants | ||||||||
| 5th | Indictments; Due process; Self-incrimination; Double jeopardy, and rules for Eminent Domain. | ||||||||
| 6th | Right to a fair and speedy public trial, Notice of accusations, Confronting one’s accuser, Subpoenas, Right to counsel | ||||||||
| 7th | Right to trial by jury in civil cases | ||||||||
| 8th | No excessive bail & fines or cruel & unusual punishment | ||||||||
| 9th | Unenumerated rights | ||||||||
| 10th | Limits the power of the Federal government | ||||||||
| 11th | Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. | ||||||||
| 12th | Revision of presidential election procedures | ||||||||
| 13th | Abolition of slavery, except as punishment for a crime. | ||||||||
| 14th | Citizenship, state due process, applies Bill of Rights to the states, revision to apportionment of Representatives, Denies public office to anyone who has rebelled against the United States | ||||||||
| 15th | Suffrage no longer restricted by race | ||||||||
| 16th | Allows federal income tax | ||||||||
| 17th | Direct election to the United States Senate | ||||||||
| 18th | Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by 21st amendment) | ||||||||
| 19th | Women’s suffrage | ||||||||
| 20th | Term Commencement for congress (January 3) and president (January 20.) (This amendment is also known as the “lame duck amendment”.) | ||||||||
| 21st | Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment; state and local prohibition no longer required by law. | ||||||||
| 22nd | Limits the president to two terms | ||||||||
| 23rd | Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College | ||||||||
| 24th | Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes | ||||||||
| 25th | Presidential Succession | ||||||||
| 26th | Voting age nationally established as age 18 (see suffrage) | ||||||||
| 27th | Variance of congressional compensation | ||||||||
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