The Constitution.

Situations

Pocket cards for moments when knowing your rights matters.

• At a protest

  What you can say and do if you are stopped, questioned, or threatened with arrest at a protest.

• Being questioned by police

  What you can say and do if police are asking you questions, whether on the street, in a car, or at a station.

• Searched by police

  What you can say and do if a police officer wants to search you, your bag, your car, or your home.

• Turned away from voting

  What to do if a poll worker says you cannot vote, your name is not on the list, or you do not have the right ID.

Amendments

The 27 changes ratified to the Constitution since 1791.

1. 1st First Amendment
2. 2nd Second Amendment
3. 3rd Third Amendment
4. 4th Fourth Amendment
5. 5th Fifth Amendment
6. 6th Sixth Amendment
7. 7th Seventh Amendment
8. 8th Eighth Amendment
9. 9th Ninth Amendment
10. 10th Tenth Amendment
11. 11th Eleventh Amendment
12. 12th Twelfth Amendment
13. 13th Thirteenth Amendment
14. 14th Fourteenth Amendment
15. 15th Fifteenth Amendment
16. 16th Sixteenth Amendment
17. 17th Seventeenth Amendment
18. 18th Eighteenth Amendment
19. 19th Nineteenth Amendment
20. 20th Twentieth Amendment
21. 21st Twenty-First Amendment
22. 22nd Twenty-Second Amendment
23. 23rd Twenty-Third Amendment
24. 24th Twenty-Fourth Amendment
25. 25th Twenty-Fifth Amendment
26. 26th Twenty-Sixth Amendment
27. 27th Twenty-Seventh Amendment

Articles

The seven articles of the original Constitution, ratified 1789.

1. Article 1 Article I — The Legislative Branch
2. Article 2 Article II — The Executive Branch
3. Article 3 Article III — The Judicial Branch
4. Article 4 Article IV — The States
5. Article 5 Article V — Amending the Constitution
6. Article 6 Article VI — Federal Supremacy and Oaths
7. Article 7 Article VII — Ratification

The Declaration of Independence

Not part of the Constitution. The founding statement that the Constitution was later written to put into practice.

Read the Declaration