AMENDMENTs
Below is the "Amendments" List in completed form.
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1st Amendment:
Freedom of Religion, Press, Speech, Assembly, Petition - Prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
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1st Amendment:
Freedom of Religion, Press, Speech, Assembly, Petition - Prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
2nd Amendment:
Right to Bear Arms - Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
Right to Bear Arms - Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
3rd Amendment:
Right to not have to quarter Soldiers and seizures - Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime.
Right to not have to quarter Soldiers and seizures - Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime.
4th Amendment:
Right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures - Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge or magistrate.
Right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures - Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge or magistrate.
5th Amendment:
Right to grand jury indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self-incrimination, due process of law - Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
Right to grand jury indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self-incrimination, due process of law - Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
6th Amendment:
Right to be informed of charges be present when witnesses speak in court, to call defense witnesses, to have a lawyer - Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel.
Right to be informed of charges be present when witnesses speak in court, to call defense witnesses, to have a lawyer - Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel.
7th Amendment:
Right to a jury trial in civil cases - Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.
Right to a jury trial in civil cases - Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.
8th Amendment:
Freedom from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment - Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.
Freedom from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment - Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.
9th Amendment:
Guarantee of rights not listed in Constitution - Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution.
Guarantee of rights not listed in Constitution - Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution.
10th Amendment:
Rights of states and people - Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution.
Rights of states and people - Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution.
11th Amendment:
Prevents suits against states - Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity, a legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.
Prevents suits against states - Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity, a legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.
12th Amendment:
Election of the President - Provides revision for the procedures of electing the President.
Election of the President - Provides revision for the procedures of electing the President.
13th Amendment:
Abolition of slavery - Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
Abolition of slavery - Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
14th Amendment:
Right to be free from discrimination in states, to have due process of law, to have equal protection of the law - Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues.
Right to be free from discrimination in states, to have due process of law, to have equal protection of the law - Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues.
15th Amendment:
Black Suffrage - Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Black Suffrage - Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
16th Amendment:
Individual Income Tax - Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census.
Individual Income Tax - Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census.
17th Amendment:
Election of National Senators - Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.
Election of National Senators - Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.
18th Amendment:
Beginning of Prohibition (Alcohol) - Prohibits the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States.
Beginning of Prohibition (Alcohol) - Prohibits the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States.
19th Amendment:
Women's Suffrage - Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.
Women's Suffrage - Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.
20th Amendment:
Lame-Duck Period shortened for federal Officials - Changes the date on which the terms of the President and Vice President (January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin.
Lame-Duck Period shortened for federal Officials - Changes the date on which the terms of the President and Vice President (January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin.
21st Amendment:
Repeal of Prohibition - Repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibits the transportation or importation into the United States of alcohol for delivery or use in violation of applicable laws.
Repeal of Prohibition - Repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibits the transportation or importation into the United States of alcohol for delivery or use in violation of applicable laws.
22nd Amendment:
Limitation of Presidential term of office - Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once.
Limitation of Presidential term of office - Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once.
23rd Amendment:
District of Columbia granted electoral college votes - Grants the District of Columbia electors (the number of electors being equal to the least populous state) in the Electoral College.
District of Columbia granted electoral college votes - Grants the District of Columbia electors (the number of electors being equal to the least populous state) in the Electoral College.
24th Amendment:
Abolition of poll taxes - Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax.
Abolition of poll taxes - Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax.
25th Amendment:
Succession of offices of the President - Addresses succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
Succession of offices of the President - Addresses succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
26th Amendment:
18-year-olds given the right to vote - Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age.
18-year-olds given the right to vote - Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age.
27th Amendment:
Limits the power of Congress to increase it's own salaries - Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.
Limits the power of Congress to increase it's own salaries - Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.