BILL OF RIGHTS AMENDMENT 1 FREEDOM OF RELIGION

BILL OF RIGHTS

AMENDMENT #1 • FREEDOM OF RELIGION • FREEDOM OF SPEECH • FREEDOM OF PRESS • FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY • RIGHT TO PETITION

AMENDMENT #2 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.

AMENDMENT #3 QUARTERING OF TROOPS

AMENDMENT #4 SEARCH & SEIZURE

AMENDMENT #5 • CANNOT BE BROUGHT TO TRIAL W/OUT GRAND JURY INDICTMENT • SELF INCRIMINATION • DOUBLE JEOPARDY • EQUAL TREATMENT UNDER THE LAW • EMINENT DOMAIN

AMENDMENT #6 • • • SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL IMPARTIAL JURY INFORMED OF CHARGES FACE WITNESSES HAVE A LAWYER

AMENDMENT #7 JURY TRIAL

AMENDMENT #8 CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed.

AMENDMENT #9 RIGHTS NOT MENTIONED IN THE CONSTITUTION BELONG TO THE PEOPLE

AMENDMENT #10 POWERS NOT GIVEN TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT BELONG TO THE STATES

11 TH AMENDMENT Suits Against States • Citizens can sue another state in state court, not federal court 12 TH AMENDMENT Election of President & Vice President • Changed the Electoral College • Each elector chooses one candidate for President and one for Vice President

CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS 13 th - Slavery & Involuntary Servitude • Abolition of Slavery 14 th - Rights of Citizens • Civil Rights Guaranteed to All Citizens • States cannot deny “Due Process of Law” 15 th - Right to Vote - Race, Color, Servitude • Voting for all Freed Men

AMENDMENT 16 Income Tax - The power to collect taxes on people’s income AMENDMENT 17 Popular Election of Senators - Senators are elected directly by the people

AMENDMENT 18 PROHIBITION OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS Banned, making, selling, or transporting alcoholic beverages

19 th AMENDMENT Women’s Suffrage • The right to vote can not be denied on account of sex

20 th AMENDMENT Commencement of Terms • President and VP take office on January 20 • New session of Congress starts on January 3 • Shortens lame duck period

21 st AMENDMENT Repeal of Prohibition • Made alcohol legal • Up to states to decide if they wanted prohibition of alcohol

AMENDMENTS 22 & 23 Amendment 22 Presidential Tenure • Two term limit • FDR was elected to four terms Amendment 23 Presidential Electors for Washington, D. C • Citizens of D. C. can vote for president • D. C. gets 3 electoral votes

AMENDMENT 24 Poll Tax • Banned poll (voting) tax on all national elections

25 th AMENDMENT Presidential Succession • VP next in line to presidency • A new VP must be approved by congress • VP may serve temporarily as president

26 th AMENDMENT Right to Vote - Age

AMENDMENT 27 Congressional Pay Congressional pay raises go into effect after next election