| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of speech, religion, press, to petition, and to assemble |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | No quartering of soldiers in private homes |
| 4th Amendment | No search or seizure without a warrant |
| 5th Amendment | Right to due process of law |
| 6th Amendment | Right to a fair and speedy trial |
| 7th Amendment | Right of trial by jury |
| 8th Amendment | No cruel or unusual punishment |
| 9th Amendment | Unenumerated rights (rights not specified in the Constitution) |
| 10th Amendment | Powers not given to the federal government were for the state governments to decide; limited the power of the federal government |
| 11th Amendment | Sovereign immunity (similar to diplomatic immunity) |
| 12th Amendment | Changed the electoral process so that the President and Vice President ran on a single ticket |
| 13th Amendment | Abolished slavery |
| 14th Amendment | Civil rights and citizenship for former slaves |
| 15th Amendment | Suffrage could no longer be limited by race |
| 16th Amendment | Allows the federal government to create an income tax |
| 17th Amendment | Direct election of Senators |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibits production and sale of alcohol; prohibition; repealed by the 21st Amendment |
| 19th Amendment | Woman's suffrage |
| 20th Amendment | "Lame duck" amendment; reduced the time between election and the beginning of the presidential term |
| 21st Amendment | Repealed the 18th Amendment (prohibition) |
| 22nd Amendment | Limits the presidency to two terms |
| 23rd Amendment | Gave D.C. electors in the electoral college |
| 24th Amendment | Eliminated poll taxes |
| 25th Amendment | Establishes specific procedures for the succession of a President, Vice President, etc..., in the result of death or resignation |
| 26th Amendment | Lowered the voting age to 18 |
| 27th Amendment | Restricts changing the salaries of senators until the next group of representatives are in office |
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