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OBJECTIVES1. To define the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments.2. Analyze the new effects of the new amendments on

American society.3. Understand the relevance of these amendments in modern

society.

QUESTIONS TO KEEP IN MIND1. How are the American people directly affected by the

Amendments?2. How do these Amendments impact American citizens even

today?

PRE-ASSESSMENT 16th Amendment-

17th Amendment-

18th Amendment-

19th Amendment-

AMENDMENT 16: INCOME TAXESThe Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on

incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several

States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

February 3, 1913.

IMPACT ON THE PEOPLEPeople felt they were not being properly represented. If they

were paying taxes, people felt that their states should receive reimbursement.

AMENDMENT 17: SENATORIAL ELECTIONSThe Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from

each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.

April 8, 1913.

IMPACT OF SENATORIAL ELECTIONSNo matter the population, all states are equally represented in

the senate. This would allow for legislation to better represent the citizens overall.

AMENDMENT 18: PROHIBITION OF LIQUORSection 1. After one year from the ratification of this article,

the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.

Section 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.

January 16, 1919. Repealed by the Twenty-First, December 5, 1933.

IMPACT OF LOSS OF LIQUOR Kept some Americans from making a living , and resorting

them to criminal activity. Government act that planned to better society as a whole.

AMENDMENT 19: WOMAN’S SUFFRAGEThe right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be

denied or abridged by the United States or by any States on account of sex.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

August 18, 1920.

IMPACT OF WOMAN’S SUFFRAGEAllowed for woman to become more active politically. Led to the onset of the roaring 20’s where women were more active in the work force.

AMENDMENT RAP

MEMORY GAME1. Log onto BlackBoard2. Go to ISTC-301 course tab3. Click on Discussions on the panel on the left side4. Click on Café5. Proceed to Amendment Memory Game link

Memory Game link:

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!