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Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-99) and index.

Two Virginians: George Mason and James Madison -- First Amendment: freedom of religion; freedom of speech and of the press; freedom of assembly and petition -- Second Amendment: right to bear arms -- Third Amendment: protection against quartering soldiers -- Fourth Amendment: protection against unreasonable searches and seizures -- Fifth Amendment: rights to due process of law, including protection against self-incrimination -- Sixth Amendment: rights of the accused, including right to a speedy and public jury trial -- Seventh Amendment: right to jury trial in civil cases -- Eighth Amendment: protection against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment -- Ninth Amendment: guarantee of unenumerated rights retained by the people -- Tenth Amendment: guarantee of rights reserved to the states or to the people -- Thirteenth Amendment: abolition of slavery -- Fourteenth Amendment: conditions for South to resume political life; definition of National and State citizenship; states prohibited from abridging privileges and immunities of citizens -- Fifteenth Amendment: men's right to vote, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude -- Fourteenth Amendment: due process of law and equal protection of the laws -- Nineteenth Amendment: women's right to vote -- Twenty-third Amendment: presidential vote in the District of Columbia -- Twenty-fourth Amendment: abolition of poll tax -- Twenty-sixth Amendment: voting rights for 18-year-olds -- Epilogue -- Note to teachers and librarians: suggested learning activities for the classroom -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.