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Amendments 11-27

Amendments 11-27. Changes to the Constitution. Amendment 11 Lawsuits Against States 1798. A state government cannot be sued in federal court by a private citizen or a foreign country.

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Amendments 11-27

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  1. Amendments 11-27 Changes to the Constitution

  2. Amendment 11Lawsuits Against States1798 • A state government cannot be sued in federal court by a private citizen or a foreign country. • It became effective in 1798 and it reversed Article III Section 2, which granted the Judicial Branch such powers.

  3. Amendment 12Election of Executives1804 • Prior to 1804, the candidate with the most votes became President and the candidate who came in second would win the Vice-Presidency. • The Twelfth Amendment states that the vice-president is elected separately.

  4. Amendment 13Slavery Abolished1865 • Slavery abolished. • Congress passed separate legislation to enforce the law.

  5. Amendment 14Civil Rights1868 • Stated that all people having been born in the United States were citizens and defined naturalized citizenship. • Changed the “Three-Fifths Compromise”. Representation and taxation would be based on “counting the whole number of persons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed”.

  6. Amendment 14Civil Rights1868 • Provided “equal protection under the law”. • Basis for many civil rights laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

  7. Amendment 15Right to Vote1870 • States that everyone has the right to vote regardless of color. • Created to protect voting rights of African-Americans.

  8. Amendment 16Income Tax1913 • Gives Congress the power to collect income tax, or taxes based on the money you earn. • Although the Constitution had the power to tax, it didn’t have the power to collect taxes directly from the taxpayer.

  9. Amendment 17Direct Election of Senators1913 • This amendment gave the citizens the right to choose their representatives. • Prior to 1913, senators were chosen by the state legislatures.

  10. Amendment 18Prohibition1919 • Banned the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

  11. Amendment 19Woman Suffrage1920 Gave women the right to vote.

  12. Amendment 20“Lame Duck” Sessions1933 • Defines the end of terms of elected officials. • Describes when Congress is to assemble. • Outlines what happens if the president-elect is to die before being sworn into office.

  13. Amendment 21Repeal of Prohibition1933 • Repealed the 18th amendment, making the production and sale of alcohol in the United States legal again.

  14. Amendment 22Limit on Presidential Terms1951 • Limited the number of times, or terms, a person could be president to 2.

  15. Amendment 23Voting in the District of Columbia1961 • Treats Washington D.C., also known as the District of Columbia, as a separate political unit, like a state, for voting purposes.

  16. Amendment 24Abolition of Poll Taxes1964 • Abolished, or banned, poll taxes. • Poll taxes were created from keeping poor people, mainly African-Americans, from voting.

  17. Amendment 25Presidential Disability, Succession1967 The vice-president becomes president in the event the President is removed, dies, or resigns from office.

  18. Amendment 2618-year-old Vote1971 • Changed the voting age from 21 to 18.

  19. Amendment 27Congressional Pay1992 • Congress cannot give themselves raises until an election is over.

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