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Amendments 11-27
Question | Answer |
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11th Amendment | Places Limits on Suits against States |
12th Amendment | Revises procedure for electing the President and Vice President |
13th Amendment | Abolishes Slavery |
14th Amendment | Defines United States citizenship; guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws" |
15th Amendment | Prohibits restrictions on the right to vote based on race and color |
16th Amendment | Gives Congress the power to levy an income tax |
17th Amendment | Enables voters to elect senators directly |
18th Amendment | Prohibits making, drinking, or selling alcoholic beverages (Prohibition) |
19th Amendment | Gives Women the right to vote |
20th Amendment | Changes the dates of congressional and presidential terms |
21st Amendment | Repeals Prohibition (18th Amendment) |
22nd Amendment | Limits Presidents to two terms in office |
23rd Amendment | Gives residents of the District of Colombia the right to vote |
24th Amendment | Abolishes Poll Taxes |
25th Amendment | Establishes procedures for succession to the presidency |
26th Amendment | Sets voting age at 18 |
27th Amendment | Delays congressional pay raises until the term following their passage |