List of Amendments to the United States Constitution
# | Subjects |
1 | Protects freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and the right to petition the government. |
2 | Protects the right to keep and bear arms. |
3 | Restricts the quartering of soldiers in private homes. |
4 | Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause. |
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. |
6 | Protects the right to a speedy public trial by jury, to notification of criminal accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel. |
7 | Provides for the right to a jury trial in civil lawsuits. |
8 | Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment. |
9 | States that rights not enumerated in the Constitution are retained by the people. |
10 | States that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated, or enumerated, to it through the Constitution, and that all other powers are reserved to the States, or to the people. |
11 | Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for state sovereign immunity. |
12 | Revises presidential election procedures by having the president and vice president elected together as opposed to the vice president being the runner up in the presidential election. |
13 | Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. |
14 | Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, and the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post–Civil War issues. |
15 | Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude. |
16 | Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the various states or basing it on the United States Census. |
17 | Establishes the direct election of United States senators by popular vote. |
18 | Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States. (Repealed December 5, 1933, via the 21st Amendment) |
19 | Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex. |
20 | Changes the dates on which the terms of the president and vice president, and of members of Congress, begin and end, to January 20 and January 3 respectively. States that if the president-elect dies before taking office, the vice president–elect is to be inaugurated as President. |
21 | Repeals the 18th Amendment and makes it a federal offense to transport or import intoxicating liquors into U.S. states and territories where such is prohibited by law. |
22 | Limits the number of times a person can be elected president. |
23 | Grants the District of Columbia electors in the Electoral College. |
24 | Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax. |
25 | Addresses succession to the presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice president and responding to presidential disabilities. |
26 | Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, 18 years of age or older, to vote on account of age. |
27 | Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives. |
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution