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US Amendments 11-27
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 11th Amendment 1795 | Limits the jurisdiction of federal courts. |
| 12th Amendment 1804 | Changes in manner of electing president and vice president; procedure when no presidential candidate receives electoral majority |
| 13th Amendment 1865 | Abolished slavery |
| 14th Amendment 1868 | Rights of citizens: 1)all persons born in the united states are granted citizenship, 2) no state can deny any person the equal protection of the laws, 3)no state can deny any person life, liberty, property without due process of law |
| 15th Amendment 1870 | No state can deny any citizen the right to vote on account of race or previous state as slave |
| 16th Amendment 1913 | Gave Congress power to collect taxes on income |
| 17th Amendment 1913 | Prohibition of alcoholic beverages - banned making, selling, or transporting of alcoholic beverages |