Memorizing the US Constitutional Amendments

I decided it's been too long without some good old-fashioned shameless blog pimping. However, I do think this is something C2 readers will enjoy.

I recently wrote a series of posts that help you learn to memorize the 27 amendments to the US Constitution with mnemonics:

Amendments 1-9
Amendments 10-18
Amendments 19-27

It might sound hard, but it's really not. It's even easier if you memorize the mnemonics over several sessions, just like how I posted them. I've tried to make it fun by including various videos. Each amendment includes a link to the exact text, and many of those links include notes on their history and purpose.

The mnemonics aren't original with me, but rather compiled from a variety of sources. Each of them is designed to be easily remembered, such as the one for the 2nd amendment, “2 Arms! 2 Arms!”. There are even ones for groups of amendments, like this one: “In come senators with wine and women.” Which amendments does that refer to? Click the links and find out!

If you find the mnemonics too easy, you could always try memorizing the exact text with the item from my previous shameless blog pimping, Verbatim, which I've just finished updating.

Besides, who knows? Learning the Constitutional amendments by heart may come in handy over the coming years.