This document summarizes the 27 amendments to the US Constitution. It provides a brief description of each amendment and a mnemonic device to help remember the key elements or purpose of each one, such as relating the 2nd amendment's right to bear arms to a bear having two arms. The summaries range from protections of civil liberties to expanding voting rights and setting terms for elected officials.

1. Amendments
A Review

2. First Amendment
Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech;
But How do I remember it???
the FIRST thing you do is learn how to SPEAK
And RAPPS

3. Second Amendment
Right to Bear Arms
But How do I remember it???
A bear has TWO ARMS

4. Third Amendment
No quartering of troops unless there is a war.
Not here
But How do I remember it???
Three’s a CROWD

5. Forth Amendment
No search without a warrant
But How do I remember it???
We searched
4 a WARRANT.

6. Fifth Amendment
Due process and protection of property; The
right to remain silent
But How do I remember it???
I plead the 5th

7. Sixth Amendment
Fair and speedy trial
But How do I remember it???
SPEEDY

8. Seventh Amendment
Right to a jury trial in civil cases
But How do I remember it???
Seven is your lucky number for justice by a jury.

9. Eighth Amendment
No cruel and unusual punishment;
But How do I remember it???
EIGHT says you can’t “ATE” me.

10. Ninth Amendment
Rights not specifically mentioned in the
Constitution should not be assumed not to
exist
But How do I remember it???
#9 Says more rights are MINE
The 9 looks like a P written backward. P stands for
POWER to the PEOPLE

11. Tenth Amendment
Rights of the states
But How do I remember it???
There are 10 Amendment rights,
Amendment 10 gives rights to the
states.

12. Eleventh Amendment
Sovereign immunity
Immunity of states to foreign suits
But How do I remember it???
The 1’s are equal and so are the
states. So they can’t sue each other.

13. Twelfth Amendment
Revision of presidential election procedures
But How do I remember it???
The 1, 2 position
President is #1, and the
Vice President is #2

14. Thirteenth Amendment
Slavery abolished
But How do I remember it???
13 is an unlucky number, but a
lucky one if you are a slave

15. Fourteenth Amendment
Citizenship, state due process, state equal
protection
But How do I remember it???
13 freed the slaves,
14 made them a citizen

16. Fifteenth Amendment
Every Man Can Vote
But How do I remember it???
Every Man Can Vote
(15 letters in this phrase)

17. Sixteenth Amendment
Pay income tax
But How do I remember it???

18. Seventeenth Amendment
Two senators are elected by the people for each
state
But How do I remember it???
senators are elected, too

19. Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibition
But How do I remember it???
Your 18, You Can’t Drink

20. Nineteenth Amendment
Women's vote
But How do I remember it???
At 19 you’re a woman, so you
can VOTE

21. Twentieth Amendment
Term Commencement for congress
But How do I remember it???
President starts work on the 20th
of January, and Congress on
the 3rd

22. Twenty-first Amendment
Prohibition repealed.
But How do I remember it???
At 21, You Can Drink

23. Twenty-second Amendment
Presidential terms
But How do I remember it???
2-2 president can serve 2 terms

24. Twenty-third Amendment
Representation of Washington, D.C. in Electoral
College
But How do I remember it???
Washingtonians can VOTE!

25. Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Poll Taxes Abolished
But How do I remember it???
Poll rhymes with Toll. You pay money at
a TOLL bridge, so 24 takes away the Toll
(money) at the Poll. The POLL is TOLL
free.

26. Twenty-Fifth Amendment
Presidential disabilities
But How do I remember it???
Sets a line of succession for when
Presidents resign or pass away.

27. Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Voting age lowered to 18)
But How do I remember it???
The right for18-year-olds to vote was
confirmed. 2+6=8 teen can vote

28. Twenty-Seventh Amendment
Variance of congressional compensation
But How do I remember it???
Congress gets a pay raise. 27 is the
last amendment and a pay raise for
congress the LAST thing we want.