27 Amendments and their Ratification Dates
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1st Amendment
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1791 Rights to Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
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2nd Amendment
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1791 Right to Bear Arms
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3rd Amendment
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1791 Quartering of Soldiers
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4th Amendment
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1791 Search and Seizure
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5th Amendment
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1791 Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process
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6th Amendment
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1791 Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions: Rights to Jury Trial, to Confront Opposing Witnesses and to Counsel
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7th Amendment
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1791 Jury Trial
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8th Amendment
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1791 Protections against Excessive Bail, Cruel and Unusual Punishment
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9th Amendment
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1791 Non-Enumerated Rights
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10th Amendment
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1791 Rights Reserved to States
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11th Amendment
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1795 Suits Against a State, one State cannot be sued by another state
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12th Amendment
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1804 Election of President and Vice-President, separation of votes for President and Vice President
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13th Amendment
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1865 Abolition of Slavery and Involuntary Servitude
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14th Amendment
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1868 Protects rights against state infringements, defines citizenship, prohibits states from interfering with privileges and immunities, requires due process and equal protection, punishes states for denying vote, and disqualifies Confederate officials and debts. (1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; (2) no person can be deprived of life, liberty or property without DUE PROCESS OF LAW; (3) no state can deprive a person of EQUAL PROTECTION of the laws.
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15th Amendment
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1870 Voting Rights, states cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race.
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16th Amendment
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1913 Federal Income Tax, power of Congress to tax income
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17th Amendment
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1913 Popular Election of Senators, established the direct election of senators (instead of being chosen by state legislatures)
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18th Amendment
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1919 Prohibition
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19th Amendment
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1920 Women's Right to Vote
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20th Amendment
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1933 Commencement of Presidential Term and Succession, Congress begins on January 30th; President starts on January 20th \"Lame-duck\" Amendment
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21st Amendment
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1933 Repeal of 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
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22nd Amendment
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1951 Two-Term Limitation on President (or 10 years)
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23rd Amendment
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1961 District of Columbia Presidential Vote, gives Washington DC electoral college votes as if it were a state (DC still has no representation in Congress)
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24th Amendment
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1964 Abolition of Poll Tax Requirement in Federal Elections
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25th Amendment
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1967 Presidential Vacancy, Disability and Inability, (1) Succession of VP if president dies or become incapable to do his job. (2) if there is no VP, president must appoint one, and congress must approve
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26th Amendment
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1971 Right to Vote at Age 18
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27th Amendment
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1992 Congressional Compensation, congressional pay raises do not begun until the next election
