| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Delays congressional pay raises until the term following their passage | 27th Amendment |
| Sets voting age at 18 years | 26th Amendment |
| Establishes procedures for succession to the presidency | 25th Amendment |
| Abolishes poll taxes | 24th Amendment |
| Gives residents of the District of Columbia the right to vote | 23rd Amendment |
| Limits Presidents to two terms in office | 22nd Amendment |
| Repeals Prohibition (18th Amendment) | 21st Amendment |
| Changes the dates of congressional and presidential terms | 20th Amendment |
| Gives women the right to vote | 19th Amendment |
| Prohibits making, drinking, or selling alcoholic beverages (Prohibition) | 18th Amendment |
| Enables voters to elect senators directly | 17th Amendment |
| Gives Congress the power to levy an income tax | 16th Amendment |
| Prohibits restrictions on the right to vote based on race and color | 15th Amendment |
| Defines United States citizenship; guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws" | 14th Amendment |
| Abolishes slavery | 13th Amendment |
| Revises procedure for electing the President and Vice President | 12th Amendment |
| Places limits on suits against states | 11th Amendment |
| States that powers not specifically assigned to the national government belong to the states or to the people | 10th Amendment |
| Specifies that rights listed are not the only rights of the people | 9th Amendment |
| Prohibits excessive bail or fines; forbids cruel and unusual punishment | 8th Amendment |
| Guarantees the right to a jury in civil cases | 7th Amendment |
| Additional rights of a person accused of a crime, including the right to trail by jury and to be represented by a lawyer | 6th Amendment |
| May not be forced to testify against oneself. Guarantees that no one may be denied life, liberty, or property without due process of law | 5th Amendment |
| No unreasonable searches and seizures | 4th Amendment |
| No quartering of soldiers during peace time | 3rd Amendment |
| State militia, Right to bear arms | 2nd Amendment |
| Freedom of Speech, Religion, Assembly, and Press | 1st Amendment |
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