I have a horrible time remembering the amendments!! Putting numbers to your rights is difficult to remember for me! If anybody has a way to help remember amendment numbers, please add it in as (UserX's note: blah blah blah)
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| 334830175 | 1st amendment | (freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition) Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. | |
| 334830176 | 2nd amendment | (Right to keep and bear arms) A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. | |
| 334830177 | 3rd amendment | (no quartering in peacetime) No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. | |
| 334830178 | 4th amendment | (Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures) The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. | |
| 334830179 | 5th amendment | (right to grand jury, indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self-incrimination, due process of law) No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. | |
| 334830180 | 6th amendment | (Amendment that guarantees a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, and the right to counsel.) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense. | |
| 334830181 | 7th amendment | (Right to a trial by jury in civil cases) In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. | |
| 334830182 | 8th amendment | (No cruel and unusual punishments) Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. | |
| 334830183 | 9th amendment | (Unenumerated rights) The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. | |
| 334830184 | 10th amendment | (The powers not given to the United States are given to states or people) The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. | |
| 334830185 | 11th amendment | Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign country from suing another state In other words: -Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. -Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. (Swyilk's note: I remember this by thinking that the first 10 amendments were sort of "concessions to the states' wishes," and so since this is near the first 10, it also gives the states something...) | |
| 334830186 | 12th amendment | Required presidential electors to vote separately for president and vice president -brought about by the Jefferson/Burr tie, stated that presidential and vice-presidential nominees would run on the same party ticket. Before that time, all of the candidates ran against each other, with the winner becoming president and second-place becoming vice-president. | |
| 334830187 | 13th amendment | -freed all slaves without compensation to the slaveowners -legally forbade slavery in the United States (Swyilk's note: you can remember this because 13 is considered unlucky, and slavery is one of the worst things (besides things like abortion) that has happened to this country) | |
| 334830188 | 14th amendment | 1) Citizenship for African Americans, 2) Repeal of 3/5 Compromise, 3) Denial of former confederate officials from holding national or state office, 4) Repudiate (reject) confederate debts 5) Due process clause | |
| 334831097 | 15th amendment | it is the third of the "reconstruction amendments" The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. | |
| 334875413 | 16th amendment | authorized congress to enact a national income tax | |
| 334875414 | 17th amendment | Direct election of senators | |
| 334875415 | 18th amendment | Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages | |
| 334875416 | 19th amendment | women's suffrage | |
| 334896867 | 20th amendment | -also known as lame duck amendment -fixes dates of term commencement for congress (Jan 3) and president (Jan 20) (Swyilk's note: I remember the amendment # by: Jan 20 = 20th amendment) | |
| 334896868 | 21st amendment | repeals 18th (prohibition) amendment | |
| 334896869 | 22nd amendment | limits a president to 2 terms or max of 10 years (if a vice president serves less than half of a president's term, he/she may serve another 2 terms (Swyilk's note: I remember 2 terms = 22 nd amendment, thinking about the twos) | |
| 334896870 | 23rd amendment | representation in the Electoral College for Washington D.C. (Swyilk's note: I remember that DC has three votes in the Electoral College (giving the electoral college a total of 538 members), and so I remember that amendment twenty-THREE has to do with the electoral college) | |
| 334896871 | 24th amendment | Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes | |
| 334896872 | 25th amendment | Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession | |
| 334896873 | 26th amendment | Establishes the official voting age to be 18 years old (Swyilk's note: I think, "18 is young, and the 26th amendment is recent" to help me remember) | |
| 334896874 | 27th amendment | Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress |
