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| Protects the rights of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. |
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| Citizens have the right to bear arms (guns). |
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| Citizens cannot be forced to house troops in their homes. |
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| Citizens cannot have property searched or seized without a warrant. |
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| Citizens cannot be tried without an indictment. They cannot be subject to double jeopardy. They have the right to due process of law. They are protected from self-incrimination. |
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| Every citizen has the fight to a speedy, fair trial by jury, the right to know charges against them, and the right to an attorney. |
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| Every citizen has a right to a trial by jury in civil matter exceeding $20.00. |
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| No citizen shall be subject to cruel or unusual punishment. |
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| The rights of citizens are not limited only to the rights expressed in the Bill of Rights. |
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| All rights that are not given to the federal government are reserved for the state governments. |
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| It limited the power of the federal courts. |
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| It changed the way the President was elected. It made the President and Vice President elected together. |
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| It outlawed slavery in the United States. |
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| It defined U.S. citizenship. |
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| It gave African Americans the right to vote. |
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| It allowed the government to collect Income Tax. |
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| It established that Senators would be elected by popular bote and not by state legislature. |
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Prohibition Amendment:
It banned alcohol in the United States. |
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| It gave women the right to vote. |
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| IT changed the date that the President takes office after he is elected to January 20th. "Lame Duck" Amendment. |
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| It repealed Prohibition and made alcohol legal in the United States. |
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| It limits the President to only two terms in office. |
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| It gave Washington D.C an electoral vote. |
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| It banned pole taxes in the U.S. |
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| It changed the way a vacancy in the Vice Presidency was filled, and it provided a way for the VP to take over for the President if he is disabled. |
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| It changed the legal voting age to 18. |
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| It established that if Congress votes itself a pay raise, the raise is not effective until after the next Congressional election. |
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