Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

U.S. Constitution Amendments

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