This is a complete full list of all the ratified and unratified amendments to the United States Constitution which have received the approval of the Congress. The procedure for amending the Constitution is governed by Article V of the original text. There have been many other proposals for amendments to the United States Constitution introduced in Congress, but not submitted to the states.
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are collectively known as the Bill of Rights| # | Amendments | Proposal date | Enactment date | Full text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assemble, and to petition | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
| 2nd | Enumerates the right to keep and bear arms | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
| 3rd | No quartering of soldiers in private houses during peacetime.
In a time of war, Congress can pass a law stating that soldiers should be quartered. |
September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
| 4th | Interdiction of unreasonable Searches and seizures; search warrant | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
| 5th | Indictments; Due process; Self-incrimination; Double jeopardy, and rules for Eminent Domain. | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
| 6th | Rights to a fair and speedy public trial, to notice of accusations, to confront one's accuser, to subpoenas, to counsel | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
| 7th | Right to trial by jury in civil cases | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
| 8th | No excessive bail and fines or cruel & unusual punishment | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
| 9th | Unenumerated rights | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
| 10th | Limits the power of the Federal Government to not have any powers not specifically stated that they have in the constitution. | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
| 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 |
| 12th | Revises Presidential election procedures | December 9, 1803 | June 15, 1804 | Full text |
| 13th | Abolishes slavery and Involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. | January 31, 1865 | December 6, 1865 | Full text |
| 14th | Defines Citizenship and deals with post-Civil War issues. | June 13, 1866 | July 9, 1868 | Full text |
| 15th | Suffrage | February 26, 1869 | February 3, 1870 | Full text |
| 16th | Allows federal income tax | July 12, 1909 | February 3, 1913 | Full text |
| 17th | Direct election of Senators | May 13, 1912 | April 8, 1913 | Full text |
| 18th | Prohibition of Alcohol (Repealed by 21st amendment) | December 18, 1917 | January 16, 1919 | Full text |
| 19th | Federal recognition of women's suffrage | June 4, 1919 | August 18, 1920 | Full text |
| 20th | Term Commencement for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20).
This amendment is also known as the "lame duck amendment". |
March 2, 1932 | January 23, 1933 | Full text |
| 21st | Repeals of Eighteenth Amendment; state and local prohibition no longer required by law. | February 20, 1933 | December 5, 1933 | Full text |
| 22nd | Limits the president to two terms | March 24, 1947 | February 27, 1951 | Full text |
| 23rd | Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College | June 16, 1960 | March 29, 1961 | Full text |
| 24th | Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes | September 14, 1962 | January 23, 1964 | Full text |
| 25th | Presidential succession | July 6, 1965 | February 10, 1967 | Full text |
| 26th | Voting age nationally established at age 18 (see suffrage) | March 23, 1971 | July 1, 1971 | Full text |
| 27th | Variance of congressional compensation | September 25, 1789 | May 7, 1992 | Full text |
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Proposed amendments to the Constitution of the United States page one page two page three page four Virginia Ratifying Convention Broadside June 27 1788
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