<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Subject </Th> <Th> Date submitted for Ratification </Th> <Th> Date ratification completed </Th> <Th> Ratification time span </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td> Prohibits Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion , impeding the free exercise of religion , abridging the freedom of speech , infringing on the freedom of the press , interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2nd </Td> <Td> Protects the right to keep and bear arms . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> Places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner 's consent , prohibiting it during peacetime . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4th </Td> <Td> Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge or magistrate . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain , protects the right to due process , and prohibits self - incrimination and double jeopardy . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7th </Td> <Td> Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases , according to common law . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8th </Td> <Td> Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail , as well as cruel and unusual punishment . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9th </Td> <Td> Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10th </Td> <Td> Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11th </Td> <Td> Makes states immune from suits from out - of - state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders ; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity . </Td> <Td> March 4 , 1794 </Td> <Td> February 7 , 1795 </Td> <Td> 11 months 3 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12th </Td> <Td> Revises presidential election procedures by having the President and Vice President elected together as opposed to the Vice President being the runner up . </Td> <Td> December 9 , 1803 </Td> <Td> June 15 , 1804 </Td> <Td> 6 months 6 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13th </Td> <Td> Abolishes slavery , and involuntary servitude , except as punishment for a crime . </Td> <Td> January 31 , 1865 </Td> <Td> December 6 , 1865 </Td> <Td> 10 months 6 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14th </Td> <Td> Defines citizenship , contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause , the Due Process Clause , the Equal Protection Clause , and deals with post -- Civil War issues . </Td> <Td> June 13 , 1866 </Td> <Td> July 9 , 1868 </Td> <Td> 2 years 0 months 26 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race , color or previous condition of servitude . </Td> <Td> February 26 , 1869 </Td> <Td> February 3 , 1870 </Td> <Td> 11 months 8 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16th </Td> <Td> Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Subject </Th> <Th> Date submitted for Ratification </Th> <Th> Date ratification completed </Th> <Th> Ratification time span </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td> Prohibits Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion , impeding the free exercise of religion , abridging the freedom of speech , infringing on the freedom of the press , interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2nd </Td> <Td> Protects the right to keep and bear arms . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> Places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner 's consent , prohibiting it during peacetime . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4th </Td> <Td> Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge or magistrate . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain , protects the right to due process , and prohibits self - incrimination and double jeopardy . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7th </Td> <Td> Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases , according to common law . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8th </Td> <Td> Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail , as well as cruel and unusual punishment . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9th </Td> <Td> Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10th </Td> <Td> Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution . </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1789 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1791 </Td> <Td> 2 years 2 months 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11th </Td> <Td> Makes states immune from suits from out - of - state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders ; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity . </Td> <Td> March 4 , 1794 </Td> <Td> February 7 , 1795 </Td> <Td> 11 months 3 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12th </Td> <Td> Revises presidential election procedures by having the President and Vice President elected together as opposed to the Vice President being the runner up . </Td> <Td> December 9 , 1803 </Td> <Td> June 15 , 1804 </Td> <Td> 6 months 6 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13th </Td> <Td> Abolishes slavery , and involuntary servitude , except as punishment for a crime . </Td> <Td> January 31 , 1865 </Td> <Td> December 6 , 1865 </Td> <Td> 10 months 6 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14th </Td> <Td> Defines citizenship , contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause , the Due Process Clause , the Equal Protection Clause , and deals with post -- Civil War issues . </Td> <Td> June 13 , 1866 </Td> <Td> July 9 , 1868 </Td> <Td> 2 years 0 months 26 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race , color or previous condition of servitude . </Td> <Td> February 26 , 1869 </Td> <Td> February 3 , 1870 </Td> <Td> 11 months 8 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16th </Td> <Td> Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United
when was the bill of rights last amended
when was the bill of rights last amended
December 15 , 1791
December 15 , 1791