这是儿子的学校作业,interview 几个大人关于美国“宪法修正案“的看法,有谁能帮个忙回答一下吗?先谢谢了。
You will ask the one of the following questions:
Which amendment means the most to you? Why?
Which amendment do you think is the most important? Why?
Following is amendment list, 27 amendment in total.
List of amendments to the United States Constitution
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This is a complete list of all the ratified and unratified amendments to the United States Constitution which have received the approval of the United States Congress. Twenty-seven amendments have been ratified since the original signing of the Constitution. The procedure for amending the Constitution is governed by Article V of the original text. There have been many other proposals for amendments to the United States Constitution introduced in Congress, but not submitted to the states.

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are collectively known as the Bill of Rights
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# | Amendments | Proposal date | Enactment date | Full text |
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1st | Freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, petition. | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
2nd | Enumerates the right to keep and bear arms | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
3rd | Bans the forced quartering of soldiers. | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
4th | Interdiction of unreasonable searches and seizures; a search warrant is required to search persons or property. | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
5th | Indictments; due process; self-incrimination; double jeopardy; rules for eminent domain. | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
6th | Rights to a fair and speedy public trial, to a notice of accusations, to confront the accuser, to subpoenas, and to counsel. | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
7th | Provides for the right to trial by jury in civil cases. | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
8th | Bans cruel and unusual punishment, and excessive fines or bail | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
9th | Unenumerated rights | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
10th | Limits the powers of the federal government to only those specifically granted by the constitution. | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text |
11th | Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. | March 4, 1794 | February 7, 1795 | Full text |
12th | Revises presidential election procedures. | December 9, 1803 | June 15, 1804 | Full text |
13th | Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. | January 31, 1865 | December 6, 1865 | Full text |
14th | Defines citizenship and deals with post–Civil War issues. | June 13, 1866 | July 9, 1868 | Full text |
15th | Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. | February 26, 1869 | February 3, 1870 | Full text |
16th | Allows the federal government to collect income tax. | July 12, 1909 | February 3, 1913 | Full text |
17th | Allows senators to be directly elected. | May 13, 1912 | April 8, 1913 | Full text |
18th | Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by Twenty-first Amendment) | December 18, 1917 | January 16, 1919 | Full text |
19th | Allows for women’s suffrage. | June 4, 1919 | August 18, 1920 | Full text |
20th | Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment". | March 2, 1932 | January 23, 1933 | Full text |
21st | Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment. | February 20, 1933 | December 5, 1933 | Full text |
22nd | 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 can be elected to a further two terms). | March 24, 1947 | February 27, 1951 | Full text |
23rd | Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College. | June 16, 1960 | March 29, 1961 | Full text |
24th | Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes. | September 14, 1962 | January 23, 1964 | Full text |
25th | Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession. | July 6, 1965 | February 10, 1967 | Full text |
26th | Establishes 18 as the national voting age. | March 23, 1971 | July 1, 1971 | Full text |
27th | Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress. |
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