List of amendments to the US Constitution.
Number | Subject | Ratifcation |
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1 | Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Press, and Freedom of Assembly/Petition | 1791 |
2 | Right to bear arms | 1791 |
3 | Bans quarting of soldiers in private homes during peacetime | 1791 |
4 | Bans unreasonable searches and seizures; establishes requirements for search warrants | 1791 |
5 | Establishes rules for indictment and eminent domain, right to due process, prohibis self-incrimination and double jeopardy | 1791 |
6 | Right to fair and speedy trial | 1791 |
7 | Right to trial by jury | 1791 |
8 | Bans excessive fines/bails, and cruel and unusual punishment | 1791 |
9 | Protects rights not said | 1791 |
10 | Government only has powers that the people or Congress allows for | 1791 |
11 | States immune from lawsuits from people who live elsewhere | 1795 |
12 | President and Vice President to be elected together | 1804 |
13 | Slavery and involuntary servitude banned | 1865 |
14 | Defines national citizenship | 1868 |
15 | Bans denial of right to vote based on race | 1870 |
16 | Give Congress the power to lay and collect taxes | 1913 |
17 | US Senators to be elected by popular vote | 1913 |
18 | Prohibition (of alcohol) | 1919 |
19 | Bans denial of right to vote based on sex | 1920 |
20 | Dates of when the Presidential and Congressional terms begin and end changed | 1933 |
21 | Repeals the 18th Amendment | 1933 |
22 | Presidential Term Limit (2, 4 year terms) | 1951 |
23 | Gives DC electors for the Electoral College | 1961 |
24 | Bans taking away the right to vote due to unpaid poll tax | 1964 |
25 | Edits the Presidential Line of Succession (establishes procedures on filling a veep vacancy, and what to do with Presidential disabilities) | 1967 |
26 | People 18 years or old obtain right to vote | 1971 |
27 | Changes to Congressional Salary take effect following the next election | 1992 |
28 | Equality of rights for everyone regardless of gender, race, sexuality, religion, etc. | 2026 |
29 | Abolition of the death penalty | 2032 |
30 | DC treated as a state regarding representation (repeals the 23rd Amendment) | 2038 |
31 | Repeals the 22nd Amendment | 2039 |
32 | Abolishes corporate personhood | 2043 |
33 | Right to freedom from unfair competition | 2044 |
34 | Right to education | 2044 |
35 | Right to healthcare | 2044 |
36 | Right to housing | 2044 |
37 | Right to Social Security | 2044 |
38 | Congressional Apportionment - Size of congressional districts (representation in the House of Representatives) regulated. One representative regardless of population, then additional representatives for 500,000. | 2051 |
39 | Abolishes the Electoral College, replacing it with a popular vote system | 2063 |