Twenty Seven Amendments
Amendment 20
Lame Duck Period- changed days for meeting of Congress and the Presidents ter of office
Amendment 13
Abolishes Slavery
Amendment 24
Abolition of Poll taxes
Amendment 15
African Americans right to vote
Amendment 11
Citizens cannot sue states in federal courts
Amendment 14
Every person born in U.S. is a citizen
Amendment 8
Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 3
Freedom from quartering troops
Amendment 4
Freedom from search and seizure without a search warrant or probable cause
Amendment 1
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition
Amendment 23
Gave Washington D.C. the right to vote for president
Amendment 9
Guarantees rights not listed in Constitution Ex: Right to privacy
Amendment 16
Individual Income tax
Amendment 22
Limits Presidential term in office
Amendment 27
Limits how congress can increase how much its members are paid
Amendment 17
People elect senators not state legislature
Amendment 12
President and Vice President are voted for on seperate ballots
Amendment 18
Prohibition of alcohol
Amendment 21
Repealed Amendment 18 making it legal for making, selling, and distributing alcohol
Amendment 5
Right to a grand jury, no self-incrimination, no double jeopardy
Amendment 6
Right to a speedy and public trial by jury, to an attorney or lawyer, to be informed of charges, to supanet witnesses to help them in court
Amendment 2
Right to bare arms
Amendment 7
Right to jury in civil law suit
Amendment 10
Rights reserved to people and states
Amendment 25
States what happens if the President dies, resigns, or can't do his or her job
Amendment 26
18 years the minimum age for voting
Amendment 19
Womens right to vote
