Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times.
Amendment 1 guaranteed freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
Amendment 2 gave people the right to bear arms.
Amendment 3 prohibited unlawful forced housing of soldiers in private homes.
Amendment 4 outlawed unreasonable search and arrest.
Amendment 5 identified certain rights in criminal cases.
Amendment 6 established the right to a fair and speedy trial.
Amendment 7 gave people the right to a jury trial in civil cases.
Amendment 8 limited bails, fines, and punishments.
Amendment 9 said the government could not violate certain rights not mentioned in the Constitution.
Amendment 1O said states or people keep all rights not given to the government by the Constitution.
Amendment 11 prohibited a citizen of one state from suing another state in federal court.
Amendment 12 established the procedure for electing a president and vice president.
Amendment 13 abolished slavery.
Amendment 14 defined citizenship, said laws apply to everyone equally, and protected certain rights.
Amendment 15 gave people the right to vote regardless of race.
Amendment 16 gave Congress the power to collect income taxes.
Amendment 17 gave people the power to elect senators.
Amendment 18 made it illegal to make, sell, or transport liquor (prohibition).
Amendment 19 gave women the right to vote.
Amendment 20 established the terms of the president, vice president, and Congress.
Amendment 21 repealed the 18th Amendment and ended prohibition.
Amendment 22 set term limits for the president.
Amendment 23 gave D.C. residents the right to vote in presidential elections.
Amendment 24 outlawed charging taxes to vote.
Amendment 25 made the vice president acting president if the president is disabled.
Amendment 26 gave 18-year-olds the right to vote.
Amendment 27 said congressional pay raises cannot go into effect until after the next congressional election.
It’s up to us to make sure NO ONE infringes OUR RIGHTS.
We can’t stop them from coming up with their guilt trip stories but we can ignore them and we can get away from them.
he fact that organized crime guilt trips us is beyond LUDICROUS.