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Amendments

Amendments 11-27 to the US Constitution

TermDefinition
11th Amendment Citizens cannot sue states in federal courts. (There are some exceptions). 1795.
12th Amendment The President and Vice President are elected on a party ticket. 1804.
13th Amendment Slavery is illegal in the United States. 1865.
14th Amendment Every person born in the USA is a citizen. An immigrant can become a naturalized citizen. 1868 (This made freed slaves citizens with protections under the law)
15th Amendment All US male citizens have the right to vote regardless of race. 1870.
16th Amendment Congress can tax income. 1913.
17th Amendment The people can elect US Senators instead of the State legislatures doing it. 1913.
18th Amendment Alcohol is illegal. (Prohibition). 1919.
19th Amendment All US female citizens have the right to vote. 1920.
20th Amendment The President is inaugurated in January. Congress begins to meet in January
21st Amendment Alcohol is legal. Each state can make laws about making, selling, and drinking alcohol. 1933. (scratches out the 18th amendment)
22nd Amendment The President cannot serve for more than two terms. 1951.
23rd Amendment The US Citizens in the District of Columbia have the right to vote for President. 1961.
24th Amendment It is illegal to make a citizen pay a voting fee or take a reading test to vote. 1964.
25th Amendment If the president dies or cannot serve, the vice-president becomes president. If both die, the Speaker of the House becomes president. 1967.
26th Amendment US citizens who are 18 years old or older have the right to vote. 1971.
27th Amendment Congress must limit when and how much its members are paid
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