All 27 Amendments

Bill Of Rights (Amendments 1-10)

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

Amendment 3

Amendment 4

5
freedom
s:
speech,
press,
religion,
assembl
y,
petition
Right to
bear
arms (to
protect
the
people
against a
governm
ent that
becomes
too
powerful
)
No
quarterin
g of
soldiers
No
unreason
able
searches

Amendment 5

Amendment 6

and
seizures
without
a
warrant;
right to
privacy
Due
process,
eminent
domain,
no
double
jeopardy
, right to
remain
silent
(you
can't be
forced to
testify
against
yourself)
and the
right to
be tried
by a
grand
jury for a
capital
offense
Right to
a speedy
trial

Amendment 7

Amendment 8

Amendment 9

Amendment 10

Right to
a trial by
a jury of
your
peers;
no
lawsuits
under
$20
No cruel
and
unusual
punishm
ent
Any
rights
not
explicitly
listed are
automati
cally
given to
the
people.
(Meant
to
appease
the AntiFederalis
ts)
Any
powers
not
explicitly

Amendment 11

Amendment 12

listed are
automati
cally
given to
the
states.
When
states
sue
other
states, it
automati
cally
goes
before
the
Supreme
Court.
Resident
s of one
state
cannot
sue
another
state.
Another
country
can't sue
the US
and vice
verse.
Creates
a ticket
for the

Amendment 13 (Civil War Amendment)

Amendment 14 (Civil War Amendment)

presiden
cy where
the
presiden
t and VP
are
elected
together.
Abolishe
s slavery
and
gives
congress
the
power to
enforce
abolition
through
legislatio
n.
Defines
citizens
as
people
born in
the US
and
prohibits
the
states
from
denying
due
process

Amendment 15 (Civil War Amendment)

Amendment 16

Amendment 17

and
equal
protectio
n under
the law.
Also
states
that the
value of
the debt
must
always
be paid
and
honored,
and
cannot
be
question
ed. Also
excludes
women
from
voting.
Voting
rights
will not
be based
on race.
Establish
es an
income
tax
Direct

Amendment 18
Amendment 19
Amendment 20

Amendment 21

Amendment 22

election
of
senators
Prohibiti
on
Women's
suffrage
Shortens
the lame
duck
period
by
moving
the
presiden
tial
inaugura
tion from
March to
January.
Ends
prohibiti
on by
repealin
g the
18th
amendm
ent
Limits
the
presiden
t to two
terms in
office

Amendment 23

Amendment 24
Amendment 25

Amendment 26

Amendment 27

Washingt
on DC is
not a
state,
but gets
3
electoral
votes.
Outlaws
poll
taxes
Outlines
the
direct
line of
successi
on for
the
presiden
cy
Lowers
the
voting
age to
18
Congress
can't
give
itself a
pay
raise.