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- 1st Amendment
- Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
- 2nd Amendment
- right to bear arms
- 3rd Amendment
- quartering of troops
- 4th Amendment
- unlawful search and seizures
- 5th Amendment
- criminal proceedings; due process; eminent domain; freedom from self incrimination
- 6th Amendment
- right to a fair and speedy trial
- 7th Amendment
- civil trials
- 8th Amendment
- freedom from excessive bail; cruel and unusual punishment
- 9th Amendment
- unenumerated rights; individual rights not mentioned in the constitiution shall not be infringed upon
- 10th Amendment
- powers reserved to the states
- 11th Amendment
- suits against the states
- 12th Amendment
- election of President and Vice President
- 13th Amendment
- abolition of slavery
- 14th Amendment
- rights of citizens; equal protection under the law
- 15th Amendment
- right to vote shall not be denied based on race, color, or previous form of servitude
- 16th Amendment
- income taxes
- 17th Amendment
- popular election of senators
- 18th Amendment
- prohibition
- 19th Amendment
- right to vote shall not be denied based on gender
- 20th Amendment
- (Lame-Duck Amendment) commencement of terms; sessions of congress; death and disqualification of president-elect
- 21st Amendment
- repeal of 18th
- 22nd Amendment
- term limits on the presidency
- 23rd Amendment
- Presidential electors for the District of Columbia
- 24th Amendment
- elimination of poll taxes in feceral elections
- 25th Amendment
- Presidential succession; Vice-Presidential vacancy; Presidential Disability
- 26th Amendment
- right to vote lowered to the age of 18
- 27th Amendment
- congressional pay