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What is the Amendment to the Constitution

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A constitutional amendment is an adjustment of the constitution of a nation, company, or another type of power. Amendments are frequently entwined into the appropriate portions of an present constitution.

As of now, there are 27 ratified Amendments to the U.S Constitution:

  • Amendment 1 - Religion and Expression
  • Amendment 2 - Bearing Arms.
  • Amendment 3 - Quartering Soldiers.
  • Amendment 4 - Search and Seizure.
  • Amendment 5 - Rights of Persons.
  • Amendment 6 - Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions.
  • Amendment 7 - Civil Trials.
  • Amendment 8 - Further Guarantees in Criminal Cases
  • Amendment 9 - Unenumerated Rights
  • Amendment 10 - Reserved Powers
  • Amendment 11 - Suits Against States3
  • Amendment 12 - Election of President
  • Amendment 13 - Slavery and Involuntary Servitude5
  • Amendment 14 - Rights Guaranteed, Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protection
  • Amendment 15 - Right of Citizens to Vote
  • Amendment 16 - Income Tax
  • Amendment 17 - Popular Election of Senators
  • Amendment 18 - Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors
  • Amendment 19 - Women's Suffrage Rights
  • Amendment 20 - Commencement of the Terms of President, Vice President, and Members of Congress
  • Amendment 21 - Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
  • Amendment 22 - Presidential Tenure
  • Amendment 23 - Presidential Electors for the District of Columbia
  • Amendment 24 - Abolition of the Poll Tax Qualification in Federal Election
  • Amendment 25 - Presidential Vacancy, Disability, or Incapacity
  • Amendment 26 - Reduction of Voting Age Qualification
  • Amendment 27 - Congressional Pay Limitation
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