THE BILL OF RIGHTS Amendments n Total Amendments

THE BILL OF RIGHTS

Amendments n Total Amendments: 27 n First 10= Bill of Rights; Ratified 1891 n # of Amendments after Bill of Rights= 17

1 st Amendment n A. Freedom of Speech n B. Freedom of the Press n C. Freedom of Religion n D. Freedom to Assemble Peacefully n E. Freedom to Petition Gov’t for redress of Grievances

2 nd Amendment n A. Right to keep and bear Arms

3 rd Amendment n A. No Quartering of Troops

4 th Amendment n A. No searches/seizures without a warrant or Probable Cause

5 th Amendment n A. Grand Jury must indict accused for trial n B. No Double Jeopardy n C. No Self-Incrimination (plead 5 th) n D. Right to Due Process (legal system)

6 th Amendment n A. Right to a Speedy and Public Trial n B. Right to Cross Examine Witness n C. Right to Defense Counsel

7 th Amendment n A. Right to Sue in Civil Court

8 th Amendment n A. No excessive Bail or Fines n B. No Cruel or Unusual Punishments

9 th Amendment n A. Protection of Individual Rights not in Constitution – Travel, have a child, marry

10 th Amendment A. States reserve powers not granted to federal Gov’t by Con.

Amendments 11 -27 (NOT BILL OF RIGHTS) n n n Eleventh Amendment (1795): Clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals, and limits ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law. Twelfth Amendment (1804): Members of the electoral college cast separate ballots for president and vice president. Thirteenth Amendment (1865): Abolishes slavery and grants Congress power to enforce abolition. Fourteenth Amendment (1868): Defines United States citizenship; prohibits states from limiting the rights of citizens (including ex-slaves) Fifteenth Amendment (1870): Prohibits the use of citizen's race as a qualification for voting. Sixteenth Amendment (1913): Authorizes unapportioned federal taxes on income.

Amendments 11 -27 (NOT BILL OF RIGHTS) n n n Seventeenth Amendment (1913): Establishes direct election of senators. Eighteenth Amendment (1919): Prohibited the manufacturing, importing, and exporting of alcoholic beverages Nineteenth Amendment (1920): Voting rights for women Twentieth Amendment (1933): Changes details of Congressional and presidential terms and of presidential succession. Twenty-first Amendment (1933): Repeals Eighteenth Amendment Twenty-second Amendment (1951): Limits president to two terms.

Amendments 11 -27 (NOT BILL OF RIGHTS) n n n Twenty-third Amendment (1961): Grants presidential electors to the District of Columbia. Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964): Prohibits the federal government and the states from requiring the payment of a tax as a qualification for voting for federal officials. Twenty-fifth Amendment (1967): Changes details of presidential succession, provides for temporary removal of president, and provides for replacement of the vice president. Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971): Prohibits the federal government and the states from using an age greater than 18 as a qualification to vote. Twenty-seventh Amendment (1992): Limits congressional pay raises.