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Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America

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(thing) by padre (11.4 mon) (print)   ?   1 C! I like it! Sat Dec 15 2001 at 17:06:28

Amendments to the US Constitution

Amendment 1 Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791)
Amendment 2 Right to Bear Arms (1791)
Amendment 3 Quartering of Troops (1791)
Amendment 4 Search and Seizure (1791)
Amendment 5 Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process (1791)
Amendment 6 Criminal Prosecutions - Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel (1791)
Amendment 7 Common Law Suits - Jury Trial (1791)
Amendment 8 Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791)
Amendment 9 Non-Enumerated Rights (1791)
Amendment 10 Rights Reserved to States (1791)
Amendment 11 Suits Against a State (1795)
Amendment 12 Election of President and Vice-President (1804)
Amendment 13 Abolition of Slavery (1865)
Amendment 14 Privileges and Immunities, Due Process, Equal Protection, Apportionment of Representatives, Civil War Disqualification and Debt (1868)
Amendment 15 Rights Not to Be Denied on Account of Race (1870)
Amendment 16 Income Tax (1913)
Amendment 17 Election of Senators (1913)
Amendment 18 Prohibition (1919)
Amendment 19 Women's Right to Vote (1920)
Amendment 20 Presidential Term and Succession (1933)
Amendment 21 Repeal of Prohibition (1933)
Amendment 22 Two Term Limit on President (1951)
Amendment 23 Presidential Vote in D.C. (1961)
Amendment 24 Poll Tax (1964)
Amendment 25 Presidential Succession (1967)
Amendment 26 Right to Vote at Age 18 (1971)
Amendment 27 Compensation of Members of Congress (1992)


Recently while doing homework for school I needed a quick and dirty list and summary of the amendments. As usual when dealing with school work I went to E2 first and was surprised that there was no such list here. So I compiled my own and decided to put it here in case anyone in the future needs it.

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Amendment I Amendment XXVII Amendment IX Amendment II
Amendment V Amendment IV Amendment XXIV Amendment XXII
Amendment XVIII Amendment XVI Amendment XIV Amendment XXVI
Amendment XIX Amendment XII Amendment XXIII Amendment XXV
10 questions to ask myself after waking up in a dumpster Amendment X Amendment XV Amendment VI
Amendment XX Amendment XVII Amendment XXI Amendment III
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