1st
Amendment - freedom of speech
2nd
Amendment - the right to bear
arms
4th
Amendment - the right to be protected
from unlawful search and seizure
5th
Amendment - provides a number
of important protections for those accused of crimes, including
requiring the use of an indictment
in all trials for capital crimes; protection against "deprivation
of life, liberty or property without due process of law";
and protection against the taking
of private property of public use without just compensation
6th
Amendment - the right to a speedy
and public trial
7th
Amendment- the right to a trial by jury
8th
Amendment - prohibits excessive bail and "cruel and unusual
punishment"
10th
Amendment - gives
the states powers not delegated to the federal government, nor
prohibited by them, like the right to tax state residents.
13th
Amendment - prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude
14th
Amendment - guarantees "equal protection under the law"
and "due process under the law" - used to argue many
civil rights cases
15th
Amendment - the right to vote shall not be abridged based
on account of "race, creed or previous condition of servitude"
17th
Amendment - sets Senators' terms to six years and their number
to two per state
19th
Amendment - gives women the right to vote
22nd
Amendment - limits the term of the president to two terms
(each term is 4 years)
26th
Amendment - gives the right to vote to those 18 years old
and older
|