U S Constitution

Front 1

The oath taken by the President of the United States

Back 1

Article II
(Article 2)

Front 2

The only amendment ever passed to overturn an earlier amendment

Back 2

Amendment XXI
(Amendment 21)

Front 3

Reduces the number of members a state had in the House of Representatives if it denied its citizens the right to vote

Back 3

Amendment XIV
(Amendment 14)

Front 4

Amendments which protect the rights of the accused

Back 4

Amendments V, VI, VII, VIII
(Amendments 5, 6, 7, 8)

Front 5

Protects individuals against "double jeopardy"

Back 5

Amendment V
(Amendment 5)

Front 6

Amendments which limit the powers of the federal government

Back 6

Amendments I-X, Bill of Rights
(Amendments 1-10)

Front 7

Established that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States "shall be the supreme law of the Land"

Back 7

Article VI
(Article 6)

Front 8

Placed the Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate

Back 8

Article I
(Aricle 1)

Front 9

Protects individuals from being compelled to be a witness against himself in any criminal case

Back 9

Amendment V
(Amendment 5)

Front 10

Called for the prohibition of intoxicating liquors

Back 10

Amendment XVIII
(Amendment 18)

Front 11

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures

Back 11

Amendment IV
(Amendment 4)

Front 12

Set procedures for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice-president

Back 12

Amendment XXV
(Amendment 25)

Front 13

Provides for the Electoral College to use separate ballots in voting for president and vice-president

Back 13

Amendment XII
(Amendment 12)

Front 14

Gives Congress power to admit new states and sets basic guidelines for applying for statehood

Back 14

Article IV
(Article 4)

Front 15

Requires the accused to have the assistance of counsel for his defense

Back 15

Amendment VI
(Amendment 6)

Front 16

Allows citizens living in Washington DC to vote for president and vice president

Back 16

Amendment XXIII
(Amendment 23)

Front 17

Gave Congress power to lay and collect taxes on incomes

Back 17

Amendment XVI
(Amendment 16)

Front 18

Guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms

Back 18

Amendment II
(Amendment 2)

Front 19

Prohibited the government from denying a person's right to vote on the basis of race (didn't prohibit use of poll taxes and literacy tests)

Back 19

Amendment XV
(Amendment 15)

Front 20

This article set up the legislative branch of the national government

Back 20

Article I
(Article 1)

Front 21

Requires probable caue to issue warrants

Back 21

Amendment IV
(Amendment 4)

Front 22

Calls for the terms of President and Vice-President to end at noon on the 20th day of January

Back 22

Amendment XX
(Amendment 20)

Front 23

Prevents the government from claiming that the only rights people have are those listed in the Bill of Rights

Back 23

Amendment XIV
(Amendment 9)

Front 24

Established that senators were to be chosen by the legislators of their own states (later changed)

Back 24

Article I
(Article 1)

Front 25

Prohibits a state from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

Back 25

Amendment XIV
(Amendment 14)

Front 26

Established the power of impeachment

Back 26

Article II
(Article 2)

Front 27

Guarantees the right to petetion the govbernment for a redress of grievances

Back 27

Amendment I
(Amendment 1)

Front 28

Repealed the eighteth amendment

Back 28

Amendment XXI
(Amendment 21)

Front 29

Makes congressional pay raises effective during the term following their passage

Back 29

Amendment XXVII
(Amendment 27)

Front 30

Explains how the Constitution can be amended or changed

Back 30

Article V
(Article 5)

Front 31

Protects the states and the people from the federal government

Back 31

Amendment X
(Amendment 10)

Front 32

Forbid the government from forcing the people to quarter soldiers

Back 32

Amendment III
(Amendment 3)

Front 33

This article set up the executive branch

Back 33

Article II
(Article 2)

Front 34

Protects the accused against cruel and unusual punishment

Back 34

Amendment VIII
(Amendment 8)

Front 35

Addresses ratification and states that the Constitution would take effect after it ws ratified by nine states

Back 35

Article VII
(Article 7)

Front 36

Guarantees all accused of a crime the right oto a speedy and public trial

Back 36

Amendment VI
(Amendment 6)

Front 37

Limits presidents to a maximum of two elected terms

Back 37

Amendment XXII
(Amendment 22)

Front 38

Guarantees freedom of speech, press, and the right ot peaceably assemble

Back 38

Amendment I
(Amendment 1)

Front 39

Introduces the Constitution and sets forth the general purposes for which the government was established

Back 39

Preamble

Front 40

This article sets up the judicial branch

Back 40

Article III
(Article 3)

Front 41

Provides that if the president-elect dies before taking office, the vice president-elect becomes president

Back 41

Amendment XX
(Amendment 20)

Front 42

Makes illegal slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where the party has been convicted

Back 42

Amendment XIII
(Amendment 8)

Front 43

Established the number of representatives from each state would be based on the size of the state's population

Back 43

Article I
(Article 1)

Front 44

Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections

Back 44

Amendment XXIV
(Amendment 24)

Front 45

Lowered the voting age in both federal and state elections to 18

Back 45

Amendment XXVI
(Amendment 26)

Front 46

Guaranteed voting rights could not be denied by any state on account of sex

Back 46

Amendment XIX
(Amendment 19)

Front 47

Established a process for the vice president to take over leadership of the nation when a president is disabled

Back 47

Amendment XXV
(Amendment 25)

Front 48

Allows for two senators from each state to be elected by the people

Back 48

Amendment XVII
(Amendment 17)