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Amendments |
Proposal date |
Enactment date |
Full text |
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1st |
Freedom of
religion,
of speech,
of the press,
to assemble, and
to petition |
September 25, 1789 |
December 15, 1791 |
Full text |
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2nd |
The Right to Bear Arms |
September 25, 1789 |
December 15, 1791 |
Full text |
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3rd |
No quartering of soldiers in private houses
during times of peace.
In a time of war, Congress can pass a law
stating that soldiers should be quartered. |
September 25, 1789 |
December 15, 1791 |
Full text |
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4th |
Interdiction of unreasonable
Searches and seizures;
warrants |
September 25, 1789 |
December 15, 1791 |
Full text |
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5th |
Indictments;
Due process;
Self-incrimination;
Double jeopardy,
and rules for
Eminent Domain. |
September 25, 1789 |
December 15, 1791 |
Full text |
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6th |
Right to a
fair and
speedy
public
trial, Notice of
accusations,
Confronting one's accuser,
Subpoenas, Right
to
counsel |
September 25, 1789 |
December 15, 1791 |
Full text |
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7th |
Right to
trial by jury in
civil cases |
September 25, 1789 |
December 15, 1791 |
Full text |
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8th |
No excessive
bail & fines or
cruel & unusual punishment |
September 25, 1789 |
December 15, 1791 |
Full text |
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9th |
Unremunerated rights |
September 25, 1789 |
December 15, 1791 |
Full text |
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10th |
Limits the power of the
Federal government |
September 25, 1789 |
December 15, 1791 |
Full text |
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11th |
Immunity of states from suits from
out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state
borders. Lays the foundation for
sovereign immunity. |
March 4, 1794 |
February 7, 1795 |
Full text |
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12th |
Revision of
presidential election
procedures |
December 9, 1803 |
June 15, 1804 |
Full text |
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13th |
Abolition of
slavery, except
as punishment for a crime. |
January 31, 1865 |
December 6, 1865 |
Full text |
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14th |
Citizenship,
state
due process,
applies Bill of Rights to the states,
revision to apportionment of
Representatives,
Denies
public office to
anyone who has rebelled against the United States |
June 13, 1866 |
July 9, 1868 |
Full text |
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15th |
Suffrage no
longer restricted by race |
February 26, 1869 |
February 3, 1870 |
Full text |
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16th |
Allows federal
income tax |
July 12, 1909 |
February 3, 1913 |
Full text |
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17th |
Direct election to the
United States Senate |
May 13, 1912 |
April 8, 1913 |
Full text |
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18th |
Prohibition of alcohol
(Repealed by
21st amendment) |
December 18, 1917 |
January 16, 1919 |
Full text |
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19th |
Women's suffrage |
June 4, 1919 |
August 18, 1920 |
Full text |
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20th |
Term Commencement for congress (January 3) and
president (January 20.) (This amendment is also known as the "lame duck
amendment".) |
March 2, 1932 |
January 23, 1933 |
Full text |
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21st |
Repeal of
Eighteenth Amendment;
state and local
prohibition no
longer required by law. |
February 20, 1933 |
December 5, 1933 |
Full text |
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22nd |
Limits the president to two terms |
March 24, 1947 |
February 27, 1951 |
Full text |
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23rd |
Representation of
Washington, D.C.
in the
Electoral College |
June 16, 1960 |
March 29, 1961 |
Full text |
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24th |
Prohibition of the restriction of voting
rights due to the non-payment of
poll taxes |
September 14, 1962 |
January 23, 1964 |
Full text |
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25th |
Presidential Succession |
July 6, 1965 |
February 10, 1967 |
Full text |
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26th |
Voting age nationally established as age 18
(see
suffrage) |
March 23, 1971 |
July 1, 1971 |
Full text |
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27th |
Variance of congressional compensation |
September 25, 1789 |
May 7, 1992 |
Full text |
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Rod Rieger for
Washington State Senate 38th District Position 1
