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amendments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 13 | banned slavery |
| 14 | granted freed slaves citizenship |
| 15 | right to vote |
| 16 | impose an income tax |
| 17 | direct election of senators |
| 19 | gave women right to vote |
| 24 | abolished poll taxes |
| Balanced Budget amendment | amendment wanted by the people that would require the government to limit its spending |
| voting rights act 1965 | passed by congress that ended literacy tests and allowed federal regulation of a voter registration in the states with segregation |
| Civil Rights act 1964 | passed by congress to protect the right of all citizens to votes, outlawed discrimination in hiring and ended segregation in public places |