What are the 15 amendments to the Constitution?

Answer 1

There are currently 27 amendments to the United States Constitution. The first 15 are as followed:

1. Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government
2. Protects the right to bear arms
3. Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time
4. Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause
5. Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy
6. 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
7. Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law
8. Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment
9. Asserts the existence of unenumerated rights retained by the people
10. Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution
11. Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity
12. Revises presidential election procedures
13. Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
14. Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues
15. Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude