"THE AMENDMENTS"

THE BILL OF RIGHTS

1. Amendment I

  • Ratified: December 15, 1791

  • Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition

2. Amendment II

  • Ratified: December 15, 1791

  • Right to Bear Arms

3. Amendment III

  • Ratified: December 15, 1791

  • Protection from Quartering Troops

4. Amendment IV

  • Ratified: December 15, 1791

  • Protection from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures

5. Amendment V

  • Ratified: December 15, 1791

  • Right to Due Process, Protection from Self-Incrimination, and Double Jeopardy

6. Amendment VI

  • Ratified: December 15, 1791

  • Right to a Fair and Speedy Trial

7. Amendment VII

  • Ratified: December 15, 1791

  • Right to a Trial by Jury in Civil Cases

8. Amendment VIII

  • Ratified: December 15, 1791

  • Protection from Cruel and Unusual Punishments

9. Amendment IX

  • Ratified: December 15, 1791

  • Rights Not Enumerated Are Retained by the People

10. Amendment X

  • Ratified: December 15, 1791

  • Powers Not Delegated to the Federal Government Are Reserved for the States or the People

"WE THE PEOPLE"

Added Amendments

11. Amendment XI

  • Ratified: February 7, 1795

  • Limits on Lawsuits Against States

12. Amendment XII

  • Ratified: June 15, 1804

  • Procedures for Electing the President and Vice President

13. Amendment XIII

  • Ratified: December 6, 1865

  • Abolition of Slavery

14. Amendment XIV

  • Ratified: July 9, 1868

  • Citizenship Rights and Equal Protection Under the Law

15. Amendment XV

  • Ratified: February 3, 1870

  • Voting Rights for All Races

16. Amendment XVI

  • Ratified: February 3, 1913

  • Congressional Power to Levy Income Taxes

17. Amendment XVII

  • Ratified: April 8, 1913

  • Direct Election of U.S. Senators

18. Amendment XVIII

  • Ratified: January 16, 1919 (Repealed by Amendment XXI)

  • Prohibition of Alcohol

19. Amendment XIX

  • Ratified: August 18, 1920

  • Women's Right to Vote

20. Amendment XX

  • Ratified: January 23, 1933

  • Terms of the President and Congress; Lame Duck Sessions

21. Amendment XXI

  • Ratified: December 5, 1933

  • Repeal of Prohibition

22. Amendment XXII

  • Ratified: February 27, 1951

  • Limitation on Presidential Terms

23. Amendment XXIII

  • Ratified: March 29, 1961

  • Voting Rights for Residents of Washington, D.C.

24. Amendment XXIV

  • Ratified: January 23, 1964

  • Prohibition of Poll Taxes

25. Amendment XXV

  • Ratified: February 10, 1967

  • Presidential Succession and Disability

26. Amendment XXVI

  • Ratified: July 1, 1971

  • Voting Age Set to 18 Years

27. Amendment XXVII

  • Ratified: May 7, 1992

  • Limiting Congressional Pay Increases