Protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government

Protects an individual's right to bear arms

Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime

Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause

Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy

Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel

Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law

Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment

Protects rights not enumerated in the constitution

Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution

Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity

Revises presidential election procedures

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues

Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Allows the federal government to collect income tax

Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote

Establishes prohibition of alcohol (repealed by Twenty-first Amendment)

Establishes women's suffrage

Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment"

Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment and prohibits violations of state laws regarding alcohol.

Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president. A person cannot be elected president more than twice. Additionally, a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once.

Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College

Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes

Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession

Establishes the right to vote for those age 18 years or older.

Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress