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The 27 Amendments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1st Amendment | Rights of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to Bear Arms |
| 3rd Amendment | Quartering of Soldiers |
| 4th Amendment | Search and Seizure |
| 5th Amendment | Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process |
| 6th Amendment | Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions: Rights to Jury Trial, to confront opposing witnesses and to counsel |
| 7th Amendment | Jury Trial |
| 8th Amendment | Protections against Excessive Bail, Cruel and Unusual Punishment |
| 9th Amendment | Non-Enumerated Rights |
| 10th Amendment | Rights Reserved to the States |
| 11th Amendment | Suits against the States |
| 12th Amendment | Election of President and Vice-President |
| 13th Amendment | Abolition of Slavery and Involuntary Servitude |
| 14 Amendment | Protects rights against state infringements, defines citizenship, equal protection of the laws |
| 15th Amendment | Right to Vote shall not be denied based on race, color or previous condition of slavery |
| 16th Amendment | Federal Income Tax |
| 17th Amendment | Popular Election of Senators |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibition--alcohol is illegal |
| 19th Amendment | Women's Right to Vote |
| 20th Amendment | Commencement of Presidential Term and Succession |
| 21st Amendment | Repeal of 18th Amendment (Prohibition) |
| 22nd Amendment | Two-Term Limitation on President |
| 23rd Amendment | District of Columbia Presidential Vote |
| 24th Amendment | Abolition of Poll Tax Requirement in Federal Elections |
| 25th Amendment | Presidential Vacancy, Disability and Inability |
| 26th Amendment | Right to Vote at Age 18 |
| 27th Amendment | Congressional Compensation |