Uh oh no pay raise for you buddy.

The 27th amendment prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. This means that all those fat lazy congressmen can't make themselves richer while they're still serving a term. I'm surprised an amendment like this was proposed.




I definitely don't think a guy like him needs a pay raise. I hope those kids pressed charges.



Yet another congressmen who doesn't deserve a pay raise, I'm glad he resigned from his position, drinking and driving is never ok.

You're barely legal, but you can vote!

The 26th amendment to the United States Constitution limited the minimum voting age to no more than 18. And when I turned 18 I made sure to get out and cast my vote for Obama!



Way to go out and vote young people!



The fiery passion to vote is strong even in Canada, way to go young people! Those poor kids that went all the way to supreme court still didn't get to vote, but atleast their voices were heard.

What do we do without a leader!?

The 25th amendment to the United States Constitution deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities. Fear not because if we were to lose our President tomorrow then he'd be replaced by the Vice President.



Bet you can't remember who succeeded who.



I think its good that Obama sought advice from his predecessors, that way he won't repeat their mistakes.

I want to vote for free!

The 24th amendment eliminated poll taxes and other fees people might receive for voting. People barely vote as it is, so having a poll tax would just make things worse.



Those English really didn't like a poll tax either, good thing this amendment was ratified way back in 1964.



Well they were strongly against a poll tax. Don't pay a poll tax!

D.C. gets to vote now!

The 23rd amendment allows the people of D.C. to vote for electors for President and Vice President. Ah poor D.C. had to wait quite some time before they were able to vote.



Oh so that's what D.C. was missing out on all those years? I bet they're sure glad they get to vote now!



I wonder if D.C. decided to use their power to vote and voted for Bush?

You only get 8 years so make em count!

The 22nd amendment set term limits for the President. I like this amendment because it ensures that Bush will never run for president again because he's already had his two god awful terms as president. I dislike this amendment because I wish Bill Clinton could run for president again.



Ah 10 more reasons why Bush is an idiot.



Ah I can't believe so many people voted for that idiot, god I wish I was 18 when he was running for President, I would've voted for Gore and Kerry!

Alcoholics rejoice you have your liquor back!

The 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment and ended prohibition. Alcoholics across the nation rejoiced because they were able to get drunk legally again.



I bet it was a cold winter for those barrel busters because all that hard work they put into destroying barrels of liquor throughout the years was all for naught.



Were people really that happy to make alcohol again back in those days or was that just more government propaganda to get people to support the end of prohibition?

Please no more Bush!

The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal offices. It also deals with scenarios in which there is no President-elect. This amendment helped cut down on time between election days and the beginning of a person's term.



I say good riddance to Bush and his terrible presidency. Hello Obama and hopefully another four years.



Ah those boos were like music to my ears, na na na na hey hey hey good bye Bush!

The womenfolk want to vote too!

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits each state and the federal government from denying any citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's sex. This amendment protects women and more recently, transexuals from being denied the right to vote.



This video is sad and funny at the same time. Suffragist leaders would cry and hang their head's in shame today given the lack of knowledge young women these days have about the suffrage movement.



Those girls in the first video should watch this video and hopefully they might learn something.

No more liquid courage

The 18th amendment in our constitution which was later repealed by the 21st, established prohibition or the illegalization of alcohol. Ah its such a shame this amendment was repealed, because I don't drink and alcohol is a dangerous and powerful legal drug.



Oh yes the good ole days of drunken debauchery and stupidity came back, yay!



I agree with Mr. Mackey, drugs are bad umkay? Alcohol is a drug so its bad too umkay?

Vote for your senate too!

The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. This is how all our favorite senators become elected.



Oo our senate would be much more interesting if they debated like that.



Those senators are terrible, and I hope they aren't reelected for future terms.

Don't we love taxes?

The 16th amendment brings us the oh so wonderful right to be taxed. The I.R.S. gets to audit people each year thanks to this fantastic amendment.



That is some beautiful propaganda there by our government during World War 2. I bet that cartoon got many an american to want to pay their income tax.



Tax man Max sure makes me want to pay my taxes. What an educational way to teach children about the joys of taxes.

Let my people vote!

Section 1 of 15th Amendment: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Section 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.



I wonder if they were making sure people voted for Obama?



Nice try McCain, even with a rigged machine you still lost.

What about my citizenship?

The 14th amendment made freed slaves citizens of the United States, thus guaranteeing them more rights than previously had, except the right to vote.



This video is interesting because the narrator talks about how the United States isn't a real country, but a collectively of states, hence our name. Its interesting given that Texas and other larger states consider themselves countries already so hopefully not too many watch this video.



I think the sad thing about this video is that a good number of American citizens wouldn't pass this test, so I could only imagine a foreigner attempting it.

Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, we are free at last!

The 13th amendment of the constitution freed my people from slavery.



Freedom wasn't quite like that, but I like Dave Chappelle's reimagining.



Like Moses said, let my people go!

Wait who voted for Bush?

Our 12th amendment outlies how the President and Vice President are elected. The video below shows a good reason why Bush was elected in 2004.



Those poor Canadians better watchout, if Jeb is ever elected then he'll finish what his brother wanted to start.



Oo Palin is fiesty, no wonder those tea partiers are so behind her.

I can't sue Arizona?

The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State. According to this amendment states have sovereign immunity so unfortunately we can't sue a state like Arizona for the immigration law.



I suppose since I can't sue Arizona they'll just have to settle for a fist in the air.



I support their suit, but they won't win because it'd be unconstitutional to allow their suits to be heard.

The states have rights too

The Tenth Amendment restates the Constitution's principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the federal government nor prohibited to the states by the Constitution of the United States are reserved to the states or the people. The Tenth Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights to further define the balance of power between the federal government and the states. Any power not listed, says the Tenth Amendment, is left to the states or the people. Although the Tenth Amendment does not specify what these “powers” may be, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that laws affecting family relations (such as marriage, divorce, and adoption), commerce that occurs within a state’s own borders, and local law enforcement activities, are among those specifically reserved to the states or the people. This amendment is around because we don't want our government to have complete control over us and this amendment allows our states to have some sort of sovereignty. States don't lower the drinking age because they're afraid of losing contact with the federal government which it has threaten to do to states who disobey the universal drinking age law.

Just because its not written doesn't mean we don't have it

The 9th amendment addresses rights of the people that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution. I like this amendment and see its use because the founders didn't have the foresight to write down every little thing they thought might be abused so this amendment helps protect us from things the government might try to take from us. This amendment is akin to our natural rights. Refer to the picture below when you need a reminder of your right. We're free like eagles.

No cruel and unusual punishment for us

Our 8th amendment right guarantees us that excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. A common argument against the 8th amendment is the interpretation of cruel and unusual punishment. I think that the death penalty is cruel and unusual yet many others don't. This isn't 800 B.C. where they punished criminals with an eye for eye like mentality, like Hammurabi did. Since we're supposed to be a righteous and moral society I think we can punish murderers and extreme rapists without having to kill them. I'd rather have someone sit in a maximum security prison with a 23 hour lock down, I feel like thats a more fitting punishment than death. Need to bail somebody out? Look at the commercial below for help.

I'll take a trial by jury

The 7th Amendment guarantees an accused person the right to have a trial by jury in most civil cases and also guarantees that facts decided by those juries cannot be reexamined at a later date. This amendment is important to me because I'd rather have the prosecution try to convince 12 people I'm guilty instead of 1. Having a 12 person jury allows your lawyer to appeal to multiple people for your defense and increase your chances of an acquital.

Your fate is decided by a jury of your peers, though sometimes this isn't always the case. For those times its not, we have appellate courts.

Why yes I would like a lawyer

Our 6th amendment right ensures that we get a speedy and public trial and along with that, an attorney to represent us in court. O.J. Simpson particularly enjoyed this amendment because Johnnie Cochran and the rest of his legal team got him an acquital. I think this is one of the more important amendment rights we have because very few people can represent themselves in court properly. And even though a public defender can sometimes be terrible, some representation is better than none. Heres the 6th amendment below for you to view whenever you need a reminder of your right.

I plead the fifth!

Our 5th constitutional amendment right protects us from self-incrimination, and because of this amendment, you don't have to answer police questions during an interrogation nor during a trial. This amendment has many parts to it such as double jeopardy and due process, double jeopardy forbids the government for prosecuting a person for the crime twice and is also a great movie starring Ashley Judd. Due process means that your rights won't be trampled on just because you're on trial. This video below shows all the parts of the amendment and some creative ways to implore them.

No officer you can't search my vehicle

Our 4th amendment protects us from illegal searches and seizures, I'm sure we've all been pulled over at one time or another by an annoying cop and then asked if we give them permission to search our vehicles because we somehow looked suspicious to them. Well no officer you can't search my car because you don't have probable cause to do so and unless you have that or a warrant you can leave me alone. If its one thing I've learned from watching law & order everyday its that the police won't be stupid enough to perform an illegal search on your vehicle because that evidence will get tossed out of court. Heres a helpful video that'll teach you the proper way to use your 4th amendment.

Uh uh find another place to stay!

Our 3rd amendment right protects us from quartering soldiers, this isn't an amendment that we need to implore nowadays soldiers already have quarters to stay in provided to them by the military. I think its still a good amendment to have though, just in case one day our government decides to be cheap and close down military camps and bases, thus forcing soldiers to quarter with nearby people who may not necessarily want to provide quarters for soldiers.

Stop or I'll shoot

Our 2nd constitutional amendment guarantees us the right to bare arms, many people have particularly embraced this amendment and gone off and formed militias and small para-military groups. A lot of which happen to be funded by the N.R.A. The video below is a promotional video used by the N.R.A. clearly expressing their love of the 2nd amendment and encouraging people to join the cause and sport a gun. I wish we didn't have guns, but we do and they're fairly necessary. Strict gun control laws hurt more than they help because law abiding citizens are in greater danger because criminals have easy access to guns. I like that Obama wants better gun regulation, but ultimately people are going to get their hands on a gun one way or another.

Free speech huh?

Our 1st amendment right guarantees us the right to free speech, practice of religion, peaceful assembly, and press/media. When a person goes onto a media network and spews out offensive comments, then they better be prepared for the criticism they'll face for saying such comments. As in Dr. Laura's case, her racist comments ultimately lead to her resignation from her radio show.

Do you know about the preamble?

If you don't heres a little song to help.



The preamble is the foundation of our constitution, and it mentions freedom and peace, yet when it was written, most of the writers owned slaves. Where was their liberty? And how can you write a document talking about insuring domestic tranquility when you're waging war against the natives of the land of which you're taking control. I think the preamble does have some meaning though, it setup the foundation of which we base our rights on.