U.S. Constitution: 27 Amendments
Amendment 12
Choosing the President, Vice President Revises presidential election procedures
Amendment 25
Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession
Amendment 11
Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity
Amendment 10
Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution
Amendment 22
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)
Amendment 27
Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress
Amendment 8
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 15
Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
Amendment 3
Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime
Amendment 24
Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes
Amendment 4
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause
Amendment 2
Protects an individual's right to bear arms
Amendment 9
Protects rights not enumerated in the constitution.
Amendment 1
Protects the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government
Amendment 6
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
Amendment 23
Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College
Amendment 7
Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law
Amendment 21
Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment and prohibits violations of state laws regarding alcohol.
Amendment 5
Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy
Amendment 13
Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
Amendment 16
Allows the federal government to collect income tax
Amendment 14
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues (for the states)
Amendment 18
Establishes prohibition of alcohol (repealed by Twenty-first Amendment)
Amendment 17
Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote
Amendment 26
Establishes the right to vote for those age 18 years or older.
Amendment 19
Establishes women's suffrage
Amendment 20
Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment"