Download Amendments 11-27

AMENDMENTS 11-27
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AMENDMENT 11
 Individual states have “Sovereign Immunity” lawsuits cannot
be brought against any state without its consent.
AMENDMENT 12
 New method of electing president and Vice president
 - Electoral college casts votes fro president and vice president
separately
AMENDMENT 13
 Abolished slavery
AMENDMENT 14
 Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United
States. Pbligation of the states to uphold the privilages of
united states citizens NO state can “Deny” Equal protection of
the “Laws” to any person
AMENDMENT 15
 The right to vote shall not be denied to any citizen on the
basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
AMENDMENT 16
 Established federal Income tax
AMENDMENT 17
 Popular election of senators
 -This means that the states no longer elect the senators, but
rather the people elect their senators.
AMENDMENT 18
 Prohibition of drinking toxic drinks
AMENDMENT 19
 Women’s suf frage
 - Right to vote
AMENDMENT 20
 Changed the dates when a new president and congress takes
of fice from March to January
 “Lame duck” period term ending or fired
AMENDMENT 21
 Drinking repealed you can drink now
AMENDMENT 22
 Limit president of the United States to serving no more than
two terms
AMENDMENT 23
 Gives Washington D.C. three electoral votes during
presidential elections
 -Because D.C. is not a state it did not have any say in the
presidential election until 1964 Election
AMENDMENT 24
 The right to cote can not be denied to any U.S citizen because
of an inability to pay a poll tax or any other taxes.
AMENDMENT 25
 President succession
 -VP has to send letter to congress
AMENDMENT 26
 Suf frage extended to 18,19 &20
AMENDMENT 27
 Senators and representatives cannot increase their pay during
the current term they can only increase pay for the people
elected to the next term.