20 th Century Amendments Amendment 16: ____________________ Tax (1913)

1. 20th Century Amendments • Amendment 16: ____________________ Tax (1913) • gave Congress the power to ____________an income tax. • Amendment 17: Election of Senators (1913) • Changed the election of senators, from the ____________ legislatures, • to _______________election by the people of the state they represent. • Gave governors the power to _________________senators, when there is • a vacancy mid-term. Income levy state direct appoint

2. Amendment 18: Prohibition of ___________________________(1919) • Banned the manufacturing, sale, or transportation of • _________________________liquors within the United States • Also banned the importation and exportation of liquor to or from the • United States • Is the only amendment ever to be ________________________. • Amendment 19: Women’s Right to Vote (1920) • Gave women the right to vote in both ___________________and ________________________ elections. Alcohol intoxicating repealed federal state

3. Amendment 20: Lame ___________________Amendment • Deals with “lame ducks” – presidents and members of Congress waiting • to leave office after elections have been held or they have announced • their _____________________. • This amendment _______________________ the waiting time between • elections and when people took office. • Congress now begins meeting at noon on the 3rd day • of___________________________. • The President and Vice President take office on January ________. • If a President-elect dies before his term begins the Vice-President-elect • becomes the President Duck retirement shortened January 20th

4. Amendment 21:Repeal of Prohibition (1933) • Repealed the ________amendment and the ban on alcohol in the United • States. • Amendment 22: Limit on the Number of Presidential Terms (1951) • Limits the number of full terms a president can serve to_________. • If a Vice-President becomes president with ___________than two years • remaining in that term, they may run for two more full terms. • If a Vice-President becomes president with ____________than two years • remaining in that term, they may run for only one more term. 18th 2 less more

5. Amendment 23: Electors for the District of Columbia (1963) • Allowed the District of Columbia to participate in electing the • _______________________. • gave the District of Columbia the same number of electors in the electoral • college as the ________________populous state. • Amendment 24: ___________________Taxes (1964) • Prohibited states from requiring citizens to pay to vote in federal elections. • Amendment 25: Presidential Disability and Succession (1967) • If for any reason the President declares himself or herself unable to • perform his or her duties, then the Vice-President becomes acting President. • When the president feels that they can __________________their duties • and the Vice President and a majority of Congress approves they may • return to duty. president least Poll resume

6. Amendment 26: Voting Rights for 18 year olds (1971) • Lowered the minimum voting age to 18. • Amendment 27: Restraint on Congressional Salaries (1992) • This amendment was originally proposed in 1789 as part of the Bill of • Rights. It was not ratified until______________. • Any pay increase for Congress would not take affect until • the next Congressional session. 1992