PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1st Amendment
Prohibits making of laws, law respecting an establishment of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, etc.
2nd Amendment
Protects the right to keep and bear arms. December 15, 1791
Prohibits quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent during peacetime.
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants.
Sets out rules for indictment, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury.
Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.
Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.
Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.
Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution.
Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution.
Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity.
Revises presidential election procedures.
Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges and deals with post-Civil War issues.
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census.
Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.
Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States.
(Repealed December 5, 1933)
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.
Changes the date on which the terms of the President and Vice President (January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin.
Repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibits the transportation or importation into the United States of alcohol for delivery or use in violation of applicable laws.
Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president
Grants the District of Columbia electors in the Electoral College.
Grants the District of Columbia electors in the Electoral College.
Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax.
Addresses succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age.
Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.
Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.
