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Amendments
| Description | Amendment # |
|---|---|
| Right to Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition | 1 |
| Right to Bear Arms | 2 |
| Quartering of Soldiers | 3 |
| Search and Seizure | 4 |
| Right to a Grand Jury, No Double-Jeopardy, No Self-Incrimination, Due Process | 5 |
| "Rights of the Accused" in Prosecutions: Rights to a Jury Trial Right to Confront Opposing Witnesses Right to Counsel | 6 |
| Right to a Jury Trail in Civil Court Cases | 7 |
| No Excessive Bail or Cruel and Unusual Punishment | 8 |
| Non-Enumerated Rights (Human Rights are not limited to written Amendments) | 9 |
| Rights Reserved to the States | 10 |
| Sets Limits on When a State can be Sued | 11 |
| Election of President and Vice-President (Election requirements and voting percentages) | 12 |
| Abolition of Slavery | 13 |
| Defines Citizenship, Equal Protection, and Prevents States from Infringing on Rights | 14 |
| Equal Voting Rights (For all Men) | 15 |
| Federal Income Tax | 16 |
| Election of Senators (People vote, not the State Legislature) | 17 |
| Prohibited Production, Transport, and Sale of Alcohol | 18 |
| Women's Right to Vote | 19 |
| Presidency Commencement and Succession Process | 20 |
| Repealed the 18th Amendment (18th: Prohibition of Alcohol) | 21 |
| Two-Term Presidency Limit | 22 |
| District of Columbia Votes in Presidential Elections | 23 |
| Poll Tax in Federal Elections Banned | 24 |
| Presidential Vacancy, Disability, and Inability | 25 |
| Right to Vote at Age 18 | 26 |
| Prevents Congress from raising their own pay during the current session | 27 |