The Amendments

27 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America.

Constitutional Ratification 1791: Bill of Rights (Amendments 1 - 10 to the U.S. Constitution) detailing the rights of the people and the states.

Amendment I: Freedom of religion, speech, and the press; rights of Assembly and petition  

Amendment II: Right to bear arms

Amendment III:  Housing of soldiers

Amendment IV:  Search and Arrest Warrants

Amendment V:  Rights in Criminal Cases

Amendment VI:  Rights to fair trial

Amendment VII:  Rights in civil cases

Amendment VIII:  Bails, fines, and punishments

Amendment IX:  Rights retained by the people

Amendment X:  Powers retained by the states and the people

Post Ratification Amendments 1795 - 1804:  

Amendment XI:  Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders.

Amendment XII:  Revised Presidential Election Procedures

Reconstruction Amendments 1865 to 1870: 

Amendment XIII:  Abolition of Slavery and Involuntary servitude

Amendment XIV:  Defines Citizenship, establishes Equal Protections, and expands due process and privileges or immunity clause.

Amendment XV:  Suffrage based on Race

Post-Reconstruction Amendments 1913 - 1933

Amendment XVI:  Income Taxes

Amendment XVII:  Direct Election of Senators

Amendment XVIII:  Prohibition of Sales & Distribution of Alcohol

Amendment XIX:  Suffrage for Women

Amendment XX:  Amending the terms of the President & Congress

Amendment XXI:  Repeal of the 18th Amendment

Post Depression Amendment 1951 - 1971

Amendment XXII:  Amending limit of President to 2 Terms

Amendment XXIII:  Voter Rights & Congressional Representation in the District of Columbia

Amendment XXIV:  Prohibition of Poll Taxes

Amendment XXV:  Amending the change of Succession and Presidential disability

Amendment XXVI:  Right to vote at 18 years of Age

Post Civil Rights Amendments 1992 - Present

Amendment XXVII:  Congressional salaries shall take effect following an election

 

Source: Wikipedia - 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Ratified_amendments

 

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