1st Amendment- Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition.
I can believe in whatever religion I want.
2nd Amendment- Right to Keep, Bear Arms.
I can own a gun.
3rd Amendment- No Lodging Troops in Private Homes.
Can't force me to order troops.
4th Amendment- No unlawful Search, Seizures.
Can search my house, only if i have a warrant.
5th Amendment- Criminal Proceedings; guarantees Due Process; Eminent Domain; no Double Jeopardy; no Self incrimination.
You cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
6th Amendment- Criminal Proceedings; right to speedy and fair trial; Must inform defendant of charge/s; Right to Attorney; Right to fair impartial jury.
The right for their trial to be public.
7th Amendment- Trial by Jury in Civil Cases where value exceeds $20
You have the right to be tried by a jury.
8th Amendment- No excessive Bail or fines; No Cruel or Unusual Punishment
You have the right not to incriminate yourself.
9th Amendment- Unenumerated Rights
Right isn't expressly written into the Constitution, that doesn't mean it isn't exactly a right.
10th Amendment- Powers Reserved to the States
Powers not given to the government in the Constitution are given to the states.
11th Amendment- Suits Against States
Protects each state from being sued in federal court by the government, by another state, or by an individual.
12th Amendment- Requires separate Electoral ballots for President and Vice President
The Vice President has to be elected separately.
13th Amendment- Abolished slavery
Can't own slaves.
14th Amendment- Grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States"; it forbids any state to deny any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws."
People naturalized in the U.S. have the same rights as those born here.
15th Amendment- No denying Right to Vote--- Race, Color, Servitude
I cant tell an African American or Hispanic they can't vote.
16th Amendment- Congress can tax income directly
The government can tax my income.
17th Amendment- Popular Election of Senators
Each state gets 2 senators, they will be elected by the people of the state, and they each get one vote.
18th Amendment- Prohibition of alcohol
I cant drink alcohol.
19th Amendment- Cannot be deprived the right to vote based on sex
I cant tell a man no to vote.
20th Amendment- Sets the terms of President and Vice President (Jan 20), and Congress (Jan 3).
It tells the rules for the beginnings and endings of elected officials' terms.
21th Amendment- Repeal of 18th Amendment
If your 21 you can drink alcohol.
22th Amendment- Presidential Tenure; No President may serve more than 2 elected terms
President can't run for more than 2 terms.
23th Amendment- Appointment of presidential electors representing Washington, D.C.
Washington D.C can vote.
24th Amendment- Prohibited the use of poll taxes to abridge voting rolls
I can't tax people for voting
25th Amendment- Presidential Succession; Vice Presidential Vacancy; Presidential Inability
If the President dies, the Vice President takes over.
26th Amendment- Cannot be denied the right to vote because of your age if your at least 18
I can vote when I turn 18.
27th Amendment- Prevents any law that changes the salaries of Senators and Representatives from taking effect until the next election occurs
Congress can't raise money before the next election occurs.
I can believe in whatever religion I want.
2nd Amendment- Right to Keep, Bear Arms.
I can own a gun.
3rd Amendment- No Lodging Troops in Private Homes.
Can't force me to order troops.
4th Amendment- No unlawful Search, Seizures.
Can search my house, only if i have a warrant.
5th Amendment- Criminal Proceedings; guarantees Due Process; Eminent Domain; no Double Jeopardy; no Self incrimination.
You cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
6th Amendment- Criminal Proceedings; right to speedy and fair trial; Must inform defendant of charge/s; Right to Attorney; Right to fair impartial jury.
The right for their trial to be public.
7th Amendment- Trial by Jury in Civil Cases where value exceeds $20
You have the right to be tried by a jury.
8th Amendment- No excessive Bail or fines; No Cruel or Unusual Punishment
You have the right not to incriminate yourself.
9th Amendment- Unenumerated Rights
Right isn't expressly written into the Constitution, that doesn't mean it isn't exactly a right.
10th Amendment- Powers Reserved to the States
Powers not given to the government in the Constitution are given to the states.
11th Amendment- Suits Against States
Protects each state from being sued in federal court by the government, by another state, or by an individual.
12th Amendment- Requires separate Electoral ballots for President and Vice President
The Vice President has to be elected separately.
13th Amendment- Abolished slavery
Can't own slaves.
14th Amendment- Grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States"; it forbids any state to deny any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws."
People naturalized in the U.S. have the same rights as those born here.
15th Amendment- No denying Right to Vote--- Race, Color, Servitude
I cant tell an African American or Hispanic they can't vote.
16th Amendment- Congress can tax income directly
The government can tax my income.
17th Amendment- Popular Election of Senators
Each state gets 2 senators, they will be elected by the people of the state, and they each get one vote.
18th Amendment- Prohibition of alcohol
I cant drink alcohol.
19th Amendment- Cannot be deprived the right to vote based on sex
I cant tell a man no to vote.
20th Amendment- Sets the terms of President and Vice President (Jan 20), and Congress (Jan 3).
It tells the rules for the beginnings and endings of elected officials' terms.
21th Amendment- Repeal of 18th Amendment
If your 21 you can drink alcohol.
22th Amendment- Presidential Tenure; No President may serve more than 2 elected terms
President can't run for more than 2 terms.
23th Amendment- Appointment of presidential electors representing Washington, D.C.
Washington D.C can vote.
24th Amendment- Prohibited the use of poll taxes to abridge voting rolls
I can't tax people for voting
25th Amendment- Presidential Succession; Vice Presidential Vacancy; Presidential Inability
If the President dies, the Vice President takes over.
26th Amendment- Cannot be denied the right to vote because of your age if your at least 18
I can vote when I turn 18.
27th Amendment- Prevents any law that changes the salaries of Senators and Representatives from taking effect until the next election occurs
Congress can't raise money before the next election occurs.