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  1. Learn about the history and meaning of the 27 constitutional amendments that have been ratified by the states. Find out which ones are part of the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments that protect individual liberties.

    • 2nd Amendment

      The concept of an individual’s unfettered right to bear...

    • 4th Amendment

      4th Amendment of the Constitution The right of the people to...

    • Guarantees the right to the freedoms of speech, press, and religion. Protects the right to petition the government.
    • Guarantees the people’s right to own and bear arms for their defense.
    • Citizens cannot be forced to quarter soldiers during times of peace.
    • Citizens cannot be forced to subject themselves to seizure and search without a search warrant and probable cause.
  2. All 27 ratified and six unratified amendments are listed and detailed in the tables below. Proposal and ratification process. Article Five of the United States Constitution details the two-step process for amending the nation's plan of government. Amendments must be properly proposed and ratified before becoming operative.

    • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
    • A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
    • No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
    • The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
  3. Learn about the 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, from the Bill of Rights to the 27th Amendment. Find out the dates, topics, and summaries of each amendment.

  4. Jun 14, 2021 · Learn about the 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, their summaries, changes and significance. Find out how they were proposed, ratified and interpreted by the Supreme Court.

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  6. First Amendment. 1791. prohibits laws "respecting an establishment of religion" and protects freedoms of religion, speech, and the press and the rights to assemble peaceably and petition the government. Second Amendment. 1791. protects the people's right to "keep and bear arms". Third Amendment.

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