| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Amendment 1 | freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition |
| Amendment 2 | right to bear arms |
| Amendment 3 | No forced quartering of soldiers in private homes |
| Amendment 4 | Protection from unreasonable search and seizure |
| Amendment 5 | Rights when accused, "due-process" clause |
| Amendment 6 | Rights when on trial |
| Amendment 7 | common law suits |
| Amendment 8 | Bail, No Cruel and Unusual Punishment |
| Amendment 9 | Unenumerated rights protected |
| Amendment 10 | Powers reserved to the states |
| Amendment 11 | Limits on suits against states |
| Amendment 12 | Revision of electoral college procedure |
| Amendment 13 | Slavery Prohibited |
| Amendment 14 | Citizenship, due process, equal protection |
| Amendment 15 | African Americans Right to Vote |
| Amendment 16 | Authorizes federal income tax |
| Amendment 17 | Requires popular election of senators |
| Amendment 18 | Prohibits manufacture and sale of liquor |
| Amendment 19 | Right to vote for women |
| Amendment 20 | Federal terms of office to begin in January, Emergency Presidential succession |
| Amendment 21 | repeals prohibition |
| Amendment 22 | two-term limit for president |
| Amendment 23 | Right to vote for president in District of Columbia |
| Amendment 24 | Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections |
| Amendment 25 | Presidential disability and succession. |
| Amendment 26 | Voting age is lowered to 18. |
| Amendment 27 | Congressional Pay Raises |
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