Amendments

Cards (17)

  • Amendment 11
    Protects the states from lawsuits filed by citizens of other states or country.
  • Amendment 12
    Requires separate ballots for the offices of president and vice president.
  • Amendment 13
    Bans Slavery.
  • Amendment 14
    Defines citizens and citizens rights.
  • Amendment 15

    Prohibits national and state governments from denying the vote based on race.
  • Amendment 16

    Allows congress to tax incomes.
  • Amendment 17
    Establishes the direct election of U.S senators.
  • Amendment 18
    Bans the making,selling,and shipping of alcoholic beverages.
  • Amendment 19
    Extends the right to vote to women.
  • Amendment 20

    Changes the date for starting a new congressional term and inaugurating a new president.
  • Amendment 21
    Repeals Amendment 18.
  • Amendment 22
    Limits terms a president can serve to two years.
  • Amendment 23

    Gives citizens of Washington, D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections.
  • Amendment 24
    Bans Poll Taxes.
  • Amendment 25
    Establishes procedures for presidential succesion.
  • Amendment 26
    Gives 18 year olds the right to vote.
  • Amendment 27

    Limits the ability of congress to increase it's pay.