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Bill of Rights
On December 15, 1791 the United States of America ratified the Bill of Right. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution confirming the rights of citizens. some of these rights include, freedom of speech and religion, the right to bear arms, the right to private property, etc. -
12th Amendment
The 12th Amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9,1804 and was ratified by a number of state legislatures on June 15,1804. It provides the strategy by which the President and Vice President are elected. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment was ratified on December 6,1865, declaring that slavery and the use of the slavery was abolished in the United States. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment was ratified on July 28,1868. It declared the right of citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States’ which included former slaves who had been set free after the Civil War. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment was ratified on february 3, 1870, declaring that no government in the United States can deny a vote from any citizen. No matter the citizen’s race, color, or previous conditions of servitude. -
16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1913. It allows congress to create an income tax and gave the Federal government the power to collect it. -
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on May 13, 1912, and ratified by the states on April 8, 1913. It creates the direct election by the people of the Senators. -
18th Amendment
The Amendment’s ratification was certified on January 16, 1919. It is the only amendment to the constitution that has been repealed. It is the prohibition of drinking, manufacturing, and selling alcohol. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920. It states that, “ The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” -
20th Amendment
The 20th Amendment was ratified on January 23, 1933. It establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected Federal officials. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment was ratified on December 5, 1933. It repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which mandated nationwide prohibition of alcohol. -
22nd Amendment
The 22nd Amendment was ratified on February 27, 1951. It states that, “ No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once. -
23rd Amendment
The 23rd Amendment was proposed by Congress on June 17, 1960, and ratified by the states on March 29, 1961. It is stating that Washington DC can now vote for the President. -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment was ratified on January 23, 1964. It states that you may not charge people many so that they can register to vote. -
25th Amendment
The 25th Amendment was ratified on February 10, 1967. It deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities. -
26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment was ratified on July 1, 1971. It states that, " the right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age, or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of age. -
11th Amendment
The 11th Amendment was passed by Congress on March 4, 1794 and was ratified on February 7, 1975 it deals with each stateś immunity from being sued in federal court by someone of another state or country. -
27th Amendment
The 27th Amendment is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution, having been ratified in 1992, more than 202 years after its initial submission in 1789. It prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect, until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives.
