27 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Stephen_Colbert_spoofs_Don_Imus_racial_0410.html http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/12/national/main2675273.shtml 1st AMENDMENT Freedom speech, press, religion, petition, assembly http://abcnews.go.com/search?searchtext=westboro%20baptist%20church&type=

2nd Amendment Right to Bear Arms http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/17/national/main3517564.shtml?source=mostpop_story

3rd Amendment I don’t think so. No quartering troops (peace time)

NO illegal search and seizure 4th AMENDMENT NO illegal search and seizure Katz v. United States – public phone

5th Amendment NO double jeopardy; no self-incrimination; eminent domain

6th Amendment Speedy trial by jury of your peers and to have an attorney CRIMINAL CASES

7th Amendment Civil Trials – right to jury in Federal cases over $20

8th Amendment No cruel and Unusual Punishment No Excessive Bail

9th Amendment Rights not written in the Constitution belong to the people Garner v. Texas 2003 Roe v. Wade Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965

10th AMENDMENT Powers reserved for states (“Reserved Powers Amendment”) “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved for the States respectively, or to the people.” Marriage Schools Drinking

11th Amendment No lawsuits against states. VS.

12th Amendment Election of President and Vice President (on same ballot) Electoral College

13th Amendment Outlawed slavery

14th Amendment Plyler v. Doe Equal protection (“due process amendment”) “ Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Plyler v. Doe

15th Amendment Right to vote – BLACK males

16th Amendment Federal Income Tax established

17th Amendment Popular election of Senators 2 Senators per state =

18th Amendment Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors.

19th Amendment Equal Suffrage for women

20th Amendment TERMS of Congress & President/VP begin Jan. 3 = Congress Jan. 20 = President/VP

21st Amendment Repeal of the 18th Amendment

22nd Amendment 2-four year terms or 10 years total Set Presidential Term limits (thanks FDR) 2-four year terms or 10 years total

23rd Amendment Set Presidential Electors for the District of Columbia for

24th Amendment Right to vote in Federal Elections-NO POLL TAX

25th Amendment Set line for Presidential Succession http://www.nrhz.de/flyer/media/28_art2_04_video1.gif

26th Amendment Right to vote - Age 18

27th Amendment Congressional Pay – raises limited to next term