| A | B |
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| 1st Amendment | freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition |
| 2nd Amendment | right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | protection against quartering soldiers |
| 4th Amendment | protection against unlawful search and seizure |
| 5th Amendment | Due process; right against self-incrimination |
| 6th Amendment | rights in a criminal case; right to speedy trial |
| 7th Amendment | rights in a civil case; right to a jury trial |
| 8th Amendment | protection against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment |
| 9th Amendment | rights reserved for the people |
| 10th Amendment | rights reserved for the states |
| 11th Amendment | lawsuit against states |
| 12th Amendment | election of president and vice president |
| 13th Amendment | freed the slaves |
| 14th Amendment | gave former slaves citizenship |
| 15th Amendment | gave black men the right to vote |
| 16th Amendment | federal income tax |
| 17th Amendment | direct election of senators |
| 18th Amendment | prohibition of alcohol |
| 19th Amendment | women's suffrage |
| 20th Amendment | start and end dates of terms for presidents and Congress |
| 21st Amendment | repealed the 18th Amendment |
| 22nd Amendment | limits presidents to two terms |
| 23rd Amendment | gave people in District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) the right to vote |
| 24th Amendment | outlawed poll taxes |
| 25th Amendment | established presidential succession in the event of the death of the president and other officials |
| 26th Amendment | lowered the voting age to 18 |
| 27th Amendment | gave Congress a raise but it can only go in effect after the next election |
