Constitutional Amendments
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Summary
Memorize the Amendments to the US Constitution.
Bill of Rights
| Number (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
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| 1st | Basic Freedoms |
| 2nd | weapons and militia |
| 3rd | Housing Soldiers |
| 4th | Searches and seizure |
| 5th | Rights of the accused |
| 6th | Right to a fair and speedy trial |
| 7th | Jury trial in civil cases |
| 8th | Bail & punishment |
| 9th | Powers reserved to the People |
| 10th | Powers reserved to the states or to the people |
11 through 18
| Number (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
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| 11th | suits against states |
| 12th | election of president and vice president |
| 13th | end of slavery |
| 14th | Citizenship rights |
| 15th | voting rights |
| 16th | income tax |
| 17th | rights of citizens; electing of Senators |
| 18th | ban on alcohol |
19 through 27
| Number (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
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| 19th | Women's suffrage |
| 20th | Terms of office |
| 21st | Repeals 18th amendment |
| 22nd | Limits on presidential terms |
| 23rd | presidential votes for Washington, D.C. |
| 24th | ban on poll taxes |
| 25th | Presidential succession |
| 26th | voting Age |
| 27th | congressional compensation |
Bill of Rights (more detail)
| Number (year ratified) (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
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| 1st (1791) | Freedoms of Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, and Petition (remember: SPRAP) |
| 2nd (1791) | Right to bear arms |
| 3rd (1791) | No Quartering soldiers in private homes |
| 4th (1791) | Searches and seizures; warrants |
| 5th (1791) | Due process (no self-incrimination; double jeopardy; private property (Eminent Domain) ) |
| 6th (1791) | Rights of the accused (speedy trial; jury in criminal cases) |
| 7th (1791) | Right to trial by jury in civil cases |
| 8th (1791) | Excessive bail & fines; cruel & unusual punishment |
| 9th (1791) | Unenumerated rights retained by the people |
| 10th (1791) | Powers reserved to the states or to the people |
11 through 18 (more detail)
| Number (year ratified) (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
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| 11th (1795) | Immunity of states to foreign suits |
| 12th (1804) | Revision of presidential election procedures (and Presidential succession) |
| 13th (1865) | Abolition of slavery |
| 14th (1868) | Citizenship, state due process, state equal protection |
| 15th (1870) | Racial suffrage |
| 16th (1913) | Federal income tax |
| 17th (1913) | Direct election to the United States Senate |
| 18th (1919) | Prohibition of alcohol |
19 through 27 (more detail)
| Number (year ratified) (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
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| 19th (1920) | Women's suffrage |
| 20th (1933) | Term Commencement for congress and president |
| 21st (1933) | Repeal of Prohibition |
| 22nd (1951) | Limits the president to two terms |
| 23rd (1961) | Representation of Washington, D.C. in Electoral College |
| 24th (1964) | Suffrage and prohibition of poll taxes |
| 25th (1967) | Presidential succession |
| 26th (1971) | Age suffrage |
| 27th (1992) | Variance of congressional compensation |
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