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1st Amendment (1791)	Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition		us-constitutional-amendments
2nd Amendment (1791)	The right to keep and bear arms		us-constitutional-amendments
3rd Amendment (1791)	Limits quartering soldiers in private homes		us-constitutional-amendments
4th Amendment (1791)	Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures		us-constitutional-amendments
5th Amendment (1791)	Due process, no double jeopardy, no forced self-incrimination		us-constitutional-amendments
6th Amendment (1791)	Rights of the accused: speedy public trial, jury, lawyer		us-constitutional-amendments
7th Amendment (1791)	Right to a jury trial in many civil cases		us-constitutional-amendments
8th Amendment (1791)	No excessive bail or fines; no cruel and unusual punishment		us-constitutional-amendments
9th Amendment (1791)	Rights not listed are still kept by the people		us-constitutional-amendments
10th Amendment (1791)	Powers not given to the federal government belong to states or the people		us-constitutional-amendments
11th Amendment (1795)	Limits suing a state in federal court by citizens of other states		us-constitutional-amendments
12th Amendment (1804)	Electors vote separately for president and vice president		us-constitutional-amendments
13th Amendment (1865)	Ended slavery in the United States		us-constitutional-amendments
14th Amendment (1868)	Citizenship for all born in the US; equal protection and due process for all persons		us-constitutional-amendments
15th Amendment (1870)	Voting rights cannot be denied because of race		us-constitutional-amendments
16th Amendment (1913)	Allows Congress to collect an income tax		us-constitutional-amendments
17th Amendment (1913)	Senators are elected directly by the people		us-constitutional-amendments
18th Amendment (1919)	Prohibited making and selling alcohol		us-constitutional-amendments
19th Amendment (1920)	Women have the right to vote		us-constitutional-amendments
20th Amendment (1933)	Sets the start dates for presidents' and Congress's terms; the 'lame duck' amendment		us-constitutional-amendments
21st Amendment (1933)	Repealed the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition		us-constitutional-amendments
22nd Amendment (1951)	Limits a president to two elected terms		us-constitutional-amendments
23rd Amendment (1961)	Gives Washington, DC electoral votes for president		us-constitutional-amendments
24th Amendment (1964)	Bans poll taxes in federal elections		us-constitutional-amendments
25th Amendment (1967)	Explains what happens if a president cannot serve, and fills vice presidential vacancies		us-constitutional-amendments
26th Amendment (1971)	Lowered the voting age to 18		us-constitutional-amendments
27th Amendment (1992)	Congress's pay changes cannot take effect until after the next election		us-constitutional-amendments
Which amendments ended slavery and protected rights after the Civil War?	The 13th, 14th and 15th, called the Reconstruction Amendments		us-constitutional-amendments
Which amendments expand voting rights?	15th (race), 19th (women), 23rd (DC), 24th (no poll tax), 26th (age 18)		us-constitutional-amendments
Which amendment created the income tax?	The 16th		us-constitutional-amendments
Which amendment is Prohibition?	The 18th (it was repealed by the 21st)		us-constitutional-amendments
Which is the only amendment that repealed another?	The 21st repealed the 18th		us-constitutional-amendments
Which amendment lowered the voting age?	The 26th		us-constitutional-amendments
Which amendment gave women the vote?	The 19th		us-constitutional-amendments
Which amendment has the Due Process Clause for states?	The 14th		us-constitutional-amendments
Which amendment limits the president to two terms?	The 22nd		us-constitutional-amendments
Which amendments make up the Bill of Rights?	The first ten		us-constitutional-amendments
How long did the 27th Amendment take to ratify?	Over 200 years: proposed in 1789, ratified in 1992		us-constitutional-amendments
How many amendments were proposed by Congress and ratified?	Twenty-seven have been ratified		us-constitutional-amendments
Who proposes amendments?	Two-thirds of Congress, or a convention requested by two-thirds of states		us-constitutional-amendments
Who ratifies amendments?	Three-fourths of the states		us-constitutional-amendments
Does the president sign amendments?	No; the president has no formal role in ratifying them		us-constitutional-amendments
Equal protection clause	Part of the 14th Amendment requiring states to treat people equally under the law		us-constitutional-amendments
Birthright citizenship	The 14th Amendment says people born in the US are citizens		us-constitutional-amendments
Direct election	Voters choose a leader without electors, as with senators after 1913		us-constitutional-amendments
Poll tax	A fee to vote, banned in federal elections by the 24th Amendment		us-constitutional-amendments
Lame duck	An official whose term is ending after an election; the 20th Amendment shortened that period		us-constitutional-amendments
Inauguration date	January 20, set by the 20th Amendment		us-constitutional-amendments
Electoral votes for DC	Three, granted by the 23rd Amendment		us-constitutional-amendments
Suffrage	The right to vote		us-constitutional-amendments
Prohibition	National ban on alcohol, 1920-1933		us-constitutional-amendments
Repeal	To cancel a law or amendment		us-constitutional-amendments