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Thirty-three amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been proposed by the United States Congress and sent to the states for ratification since the Constitution was put into operation on March 4, 1789.
Learn about the history and meaning of the 27 constitutional amendments that have been ratified by the states. Find out which ones are active or inactive, and download a PDF of the list.
Since the Constitution went into effect on March 4, 1789, twenty-seven amendments have been added to the Constitution. This page gives just a short summary of each of these amendments. For more information about each amendment, click on the links in the box at the right of this page.
#What Does It Mean?Ratification Proposed: [4]Ratified On: [4]The states cannot be sued by people who ...March 4, 1794February 7, 1795Changed the way the President and the ...December 9, 1803June 15, 1804Made slavery illegal in the United States.January 31, 1865December 6, 1865Promises due process rights before taking ...June 13, 1866July 9, 1868Learn about the 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, from the Bill of Rights to the 27th Amendment. Find out the dates, topics, and summaries of each amendment.
U.S. constitutional amendments. amendment. year. description. First Amendment. 1791. prohibits laws "respecting an establishment of religion" and protects freedoms of religion, speech, and the press and the rights to assemble peaceably and petition the government. Second Amendment. 1791.
AmendmentYearDescription1791prohibits laws "respecting an ...1791protects the people's right to "keep and ...1791prohibits the involuntary quartering of ...1791forbids unreasonable searches and ...14. Juni 2021 · Learn about the 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, their summaries, changes and significance. Find out how they were proposed, ratified and interpreted by the Supreme Court.
All told, we have ratified 27 constitutional amendments across American history. We can divide these amendments into four different periods of constitutional reform:
