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Freedom of religion, speech, the press, to petition, and to assemble
The right to bear arms
No quartering soldiers
No unreasonable searches, seizures
indictments; due process; self-incrimination; double jeopardy; eminent domain
Right to counsel and fair trial
Right to trial by jury, civil cases
No excessive bail, fines, or cruel punishment
Unenumerated rights of the people
Rights reserved to states
Immunity of states from out-of-states citizens
Revision of presidential election procedures
Abolition of slavery
Citizenship offered to all; denies public office to rebels against the US
Suffrage for all males
Allows federal income tax
Direct election to US senate
Prohibition
Women's suffrage
Term commencement for president moved to Jan. 20A.K.A. 'lame duck' amendment
Repeals prohibition
Limits president to two terms
Washington D.C. now gets electoral college votes
Prohibition of restriction of voting rights if you can't pay poll taxes
Presidential Succession
Voting age established as 18
Congress doesn't get pay raises until the term after they pass a bill saying they do.
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