List of ratified amendments

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# Description Date passed by Congress Date ratified Type
1 No establishment of religion; freedom of religion, speech, and assembly; right to petition for redress of grievances. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Liberty and justice
2 Protects the right to keep and bear arms. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Liberty and justice
3 Prohibits soldiers from staying in private homes without the owner's consent (during peacetime). September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Liberty and justice
4 Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures; requires probable cause for warrants. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Liberty and justice
5 Right to due process; no self-incrimination or double jeopardy; rules for grand jury and eminent domain September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Liberty and justice
6 Fair, speedy and public trial; trial by jury; notification of accusations; right to confront the accuser and obtain witnesses; counsel. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Liberty and justice
7 Right to jury trial for civil cases over $20; follow common law in any reexamination of facts. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Liberty and justice
8 Prohibits excessive fines, excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishment. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Liberty and justice
9 Unenumerated rights that are retained by the people are not abridged when the Constitution recognizes other rights. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Liberty and justice
10 Powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution belong to the States or the people. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Liberty and justice; State sovereignty
11 States are immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners. March 4, 1794 February 7, 1795 Procedural;
State sovereignty
12 Update Electoral College procedures. December 9, 1803 June 15, 1804 Procedural
13 Abolished slavery. January 31, 1865 December 6, 1865 Liberty and justice
14 Defined citizenship; Extended protection of rights over State powers (Privileges and Immunities Clause, Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause); Reconstruction. June 13, 1866 July 9, 1868 Liberty and justice
15 Black suffrage. Because of Jim Crow laws, it would be nearly 100 years before this amendment was in full effect. (Mississippi held its congressional elections in Decemeber 1, 1869, so this amendment didn't effect blacks in Mississippi until subsequent elections.) February 26, 1869 February 3, 1870 Liberty and justice
16 Income tax. July 12, 1909 February 3, 1913 Power grab
17 Direct election of Senators. Because of the staggered elections for the three classes of Senators, this amendment didn't effect all Citizens until the elections in 1918.) May 13, 1912 April 8, 1913 Liberty and justice
18 Prohibition of alcohol. Took effect in 1920. December 18, 1917 January 16, 1919 Power grab
19 Women suffrage. June 4, 1919 August 18, 1920 Liberty and justice
20 Changed the dates of the start of the terms of the President and Vice President. The first presidential term effected by the amendment started on January 20, 1937. March 2, 1932 January 23, 1933 Procedural.
21 Repealed Prohibition. February 20, 1933 December 5, 1933 Liberty and justice
22 Term limits for President. March 24, 1947 February 27, 1951 Procedural.
23 Electoral College for Washington, D.C. First used in the 1964 election. June 16, 1960 March 29, 1961 Liberty and justice
24 Eliminates the poll tax. September 14, 1962 January 23, 1964 Liberty and justice
25 Update procedures for presidential succession. July 6, 1965 February 10, 1967 Procedural
26 Right to vote for eighteen-year-olds. March 23, 1971 July 1, 1971 Liberty and justice
27 Raises for representatives don't take effect until after a Congressional election. September 25, 1789 May 7, 1992 Procedural
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