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11-27 Amendments

Amendments

AmendmentDescritption
Lawsuits against the states 11
Voteing for presidnet and VicePresident 12
There is not allowed to be slavery 13
protects the rights of citizenship in general by prohibiting a state from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without "due process of law" 14
prohibits the government from denying a person's right to vote on the basis of race 15
gives Congress the power to levy individual income taxes 16
states that the people, instead of state legislatures, elect United States senators 17
prohibits the manufacture, sale, or transportaion of alcoholic beverages, concluding a crusade to abolish the use of liquor that began in the 1830s 18
guaranteed women the right to vote 19
sets new dates for Congress to begin its term and for the inauguration of the president and vice president 20
repeals the unsuccessful eighteenth amendment. continued to ban the transport of alcohol into any state where its possession violated state law 21
limits presidents to a maximum of two elected terms 22
allows citizens living in Washington, D.C., to vote for president and vice president, a right previously denied residents of the nation's capital 23
prohibits poll taxes in federal elections 24
establishes a process for the vice president to take over leadership of the nation when a president is disabled 25
lowers the voting age in both federal and state elections to 18 26
makes congressional pay raises effective during the term following their passage 27
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