Amendments 11 - 27
Amendment 11
• States cannot be sued in federal court by one of its citizens, a citizen of another state, or by a foreign country
Amendment 12
• Election of the President and Vice-President
• Use of electoral college to use separate ballots in voting for president and vice-president
Amendment 13
• Known as Civil War Amendment
• Outlaws the practice of slavery in the United States
Amendment 14
• Also known as Civil War Amendment
• Originally meant to protect the rights of freed slaves
• Now protects all citizens’ life, liberty or property without due process
• All have equal protection under the law
Amendment 15 • Also known as
Civil War Amendment
• No person shall be denied the right to vote because of race
• Poll taxes, literacy tests, etc. worked against
• Women not included
Amendment 16
• Congress can collect income tax
Amendment 17
• 2 Senators from each state are directly elected by the people
• Gave people a greater voice
Amendment 18
• Illegal to sell, manufacture, or transport alcoholic beverages
• “Prohibition”
Amendment 19
• Women’s Suffrage
• The right to vote cannot be denied because of gender
Amendment 20 • “Lame-Duck”
Amendment
• President takes office January 20th
• Congress begins new term January 3rd
• Outgoing officials have little influence and do not accomplish much
• If president-elect dies before taking office, vice-president elect becomes president
Amendment 21
• Repeals the 18th Amendment ending Prohibition
• Only amendment to do this
Amendment 22
• President cannot serve more than 2 full terms
• Passed as a response to FDR’s 4 terms in office (1933 – 1945)
Amendment 23
• Allows the citizens of the Washington D.C. to vote for president and vice president
• 3 presidential electors
Amendment 24
• Prohibits the use of poll taxes in federal elections
• Poll taxes used to keep low-income minorities from voting
Amendment 25 • If the president dies
or cannot lead, vice-president takes office
• If the vice-president dies or resigns, the president cannot appoint a replacement
• Subject to Congressional consent
Amendment 26
• No one over the age of eighteen can be denied the right to vote by virtue of age
Amendment 27
• Any pay raise Congress gives it’s members does not take effect until a new election has taken place.
• Proposed in 1789, passed in 1992
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