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Amendments 11-27
Term | Definition |
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Amendment 11 | Sets limits on when states can be sued |
Amendment 12 | Required Presidential electors to vote separately for president and vice president |
Amendment 13 | Abolished slavery |
Amendment 14 | Granted citizenship to all citizens born or naturalized in the U.S. |
Amendment 15 | Gave African American men the right to vote |
Amendment 16 | Allowed Congress to levy an income tax |
Amendment 17 | Allowed voters to elect senators directly |
Amendment 18 | Outlawed the manufacture, sale, & transportation of liquor |
Amendment 19 | Gave women the right to vote |
Amendment 20 | Made Jan. 20th the Presidential Inauguration Day |
Amendment 21 | Repealed the 18th Amendment |
Amendment 22 | Limited the president to 2 full terms in office (4 yrs. each) |
Amendment 23 | Gave voters in the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) the right to vote for President & Vie President |
Amendment 24 | Outlawed requiring voters to pay a poll tax |
Amendment 25 | The succession to the office of President in the event of death or incapacity |
Amendment 26 | Changed the legal voting age from 21 to 18 |
Amendment 27 | Banned Congress from giving itself a pay raise until the next election |