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The United States Constitution

• ARTICLE I:  Congressional Powers
• ARTICLE II: President's Powers
• ARTICLE III: Supreme Court's Powers
• ARTICLE IV: State Functions
• ARTICLE V: Amending the Constitution
• ARTICLE VI: Federal Supremacy 
• ARTICLE VII: Approving the Constitution

The Bill of Rights

• 1st AMENDMENT: Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
• 2nd AMENDMENT: Bear Arms
• 3rd AMENDMENT: Quartering Troops
• 4th AMENDMENT: Search & Seizure
• 5th AMENDMENT: Self-Incrimination & Double Jeopardy
• 6th AMENDMENT: Speedy Trial, Face Accuser,  Lawyer
• 7th AMENDMENT: Jury in Civil Lawsuits
• 8th AMENDMENT: Cruel or Unusual Punishment
• 9th AMENDMENT: Protection from Crazy State Laws 
• 10th AMENDMENT: States' Rights

AMENDMENTS 11 & 12

• 11th AMENDMENT: Can't Sue States
• 12th AMENDMENT: President Election - Electorates

SLAVERY AMENDMENTS (13-15) 

• 13th AMENDMENT: No More Slavery
• 14th AMENDMENT: Former Slaves can vote (Rights of Citizens)
• 15th AMENDMENT: Former Slaves can Vote
• PROGRESSIVE ERA (16-19)
• 16th AMENDMENT: Legalized Income Taxes
• 17th AMENDMENT: Popular Senate Elections
• 18th AMENDMENT:  Prohibition
• 19th AMENDMENT:  Women's Suffrage

GREAT DEPRESSION (20-22) 

• 20th AMENDMENT: President's inauguration from March to January.
• 21st AMENDMENT: Reverse Prohibition
• 22nd AMENDMENT: President - Two Term Limit 

AMENDMENTS 23-27

• 23rd AMENDMENT: Presidential Votes for D.C.
• 24th AMENDMENT: Abolition of Poll Taxes
• 25th AMENDMENT: Succession of President (Removal or Death).
• 26th AMENDMENT: Voting Age 18
• 27th AMENDMENT: Congressional Pay

1. Marbury v. Madison (1803)
2. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
3. Schenck v. United States (1919)
4. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
5. Baker v. Car (1961)
6. Engel v. Vitale (1962)
7. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
8. Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
9. New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
10. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
11. Roe v. Wade (1973)
12. Shaw v. Reno (1993)
13. United States v. Lopez (1995)
14. McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
15. Citizens United v. Fed. Election Commission (2010)