25 amendments

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13th

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

14th

Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues

10th

Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution

22nd

Limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years (i.e., if a Vice President serves not more than one half of a President's term, he or she can be elected to a further two terms)

8th

Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment

15th

Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

3rd

Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime

24th

Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes

4th

Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause

2nd

Protects an individual's right to bear arms

9th

Protects rights not enumerated in the constitution.

1st

Protects the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government

6th

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

23rd

Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College

7th

Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law

21st

Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment and prohibits violations of state laws regarding alcohol.

12th

Revises presidential election procedures

5th

Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy

16th

Allows the federal government to collect income tax

25th

Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession

18th

Establishes prohibition of alcohol (repealed by Twenty-first Amendment)

17th

Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote

19th

Establishes women's suffrage

20th

Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment"


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