#1 | 34.8%
| 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government | |
#2 | 12.1%
| 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution | |
#3 | 7.6%
| 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude | |
#4 | 7.6%
| 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote | |
#5 | 7.6%
| 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Protects the right to bear arms | |
#6 | 7.6%
| 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy | |
#7 | 4.5%
| 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity | |
#8 | 4.5%
| 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel | |
#9 | 3.0%
| 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues | |
#10 | 3.0%
| 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Establishes Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by Twenty-first Amendment) | |
#11 | 3.0%
| 9th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Asserts the existence of unenumerated rights retained by the people | |
#12 | 1.5%
| 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime | |
#13 | 1.5%
| 3rd Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time | |
#14 | 1.5%
| 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause | |
#15 | 0.0%
| 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Revises presidential election procedures | |
#16 | 0.0%
| 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Allows the federal government to collect income tax | |
#17 | 0.0%
| 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Establishes women's suffrage | |
#18 | 0.0%
| 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment" | |
#19 | 0.0%
| 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment | |
#20 | 0.0%
| 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years (i.e., if a Vice President serves not more than one half of a President's term, he or she can be elected to a further two terms) | |
#21 | 0.0%
| 23rd Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College
June 16, | |
#22 | 0.0%
| 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes | |
#23 | 0.0%
| 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Establishes the official voting age to be 18 years old. | |
#24 | 0.0%
| 7th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law | |
#25 | 0.0%
| 8th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment | |