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The 11th Amendment
This amendment made sure that citizens of a state did not fall under federal jurisdiction. -
Election
The election of 1800 is occurring between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The votes were not distinguished between vice president and president on the ballots. -
The 12th Amendment
This amendment states that the vice president and the president are to be put on the ballots together. It also says that no person can be the vice president if they do not meet the requirements to be president. It provided separate Electoral College votes for the president and the vice president. -
The Temperance Movement
This movement was focused against the consumption of alcohol. The people who supported this movement blamed alcohol for negative health effects, family and personality changes, or job and life trouble. -
The End Of The Civil War
The 13,14,and 15th amendments are known as the Civil War amendments. They were influenced by the Civil War. This was a war that was fought for the freedom of slaves. This amendments were put in place to give the freed slaves rights. (The war ended in 1865) -
The 13th Amendment
This amendment outlawed slavery in all U.S. states and territories.
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The 14th Amendment
This amendment grants citizenship to all people born in the U.S. or nationalized. It got rid of the 3/5 clause. Also former confederates were prevented from serving in the Federal Government and voting in elections until the congress changes this with a 2/3 majority. Lastly it stated the no money was owed to the confederacy because of the loss of property and damages. -
Reconstruction Era
This time was a time of Jim Crow laws and Segregation. The 24th amendment was used to end this. After the reconstruction people decided that segregation and Jim Crow laws were wrong and put the 24th amendment to protect the rights given by the 13, 14, and 15th amendments. -
The 15th Amendment
This amendment stated that no state can prevent people from voting based on the color of their skin. This did not prevent other ways to discriminate. For example, grandfather clauses. -
Progressive era
This was a period of time beginning in 1897, that was full of widespread social activism and political reform across the U.S.The people wanted to eliminate government corruption. -
United States VS Wong Kim Ark
This case was the ruling that a child with non citizen parents that is born on U.S. soil is considered a U.S. citizen. -
The 16th Amendment
This amendment made it possible for the government to take an income tax from Americans. This income tax will later become by far the governments largest income source. -
The 17th Amendment
This amendment changed the way we elect senators. It made it so that the people elected their senators not the state legislators. -
The 18th Amendment
This amendment prohibited the sale, manufacturing, and transportation of alcohol. -
Organized crime
The organized crime rates skyrocketed in the U.S. during prohibition. This was because the sale of alcohol was illegal. Crime became common and people began to not believe in the laws. This is why the 21st amendment was created. -
The 19th Amendment
This amendment made it so that women over the age of 21 have the right to vote. It said that both the state and federal governments cannot prevent people from voting based on sex. -
President Franklin Roosevelt
President Roosevelt was the first president to be elected for more than 2 terms. He was elected 4 times. The 22nd amendment was created to prevent this from happening.The people thought that having one person be in power for too long can set a bad precedent. They did not want to give one person to much power for to long. -
The 20th Amendment
This amendment sets the dates that the government elected offices end. It also says that if the president dies the vice president is to take over. -
The 21st Amendment
This amendment repealed the eighteenth amendment which banned the sale, transportation and manufacturing of alcohol. -
The 22nd Amendment
This amendment made the rule that the president could serve no more that 2 terms of 10 years. -
The 23rd Amendment
This amendment gave the people of Washington D.C, the right to vote for the president. -
Death of John F. Kennedy
Before the 25th amendment 8 presidents had died in office and there was no clear vice president. 20 years previous to this amendment 2 presidents had died in office at times when a clear leader was needed. The death of John F. Kennedy was the last death before the change was made. -
The 24th Amendment
This amendment made it illegal to use pole taxes or literacy tests to prevent people from voting. -
The 25th Amendment
This amendment says that if the president is deamed unable to do his job the vice president becomes acting president. -
The Bayh-Celler Proposals
The bayh-celler proposals formed the foundation for the 25th amendment. They refined the processes for declaring a president incapable pf fulfilling the duties of office and filling a vice presidents vacancy. -
The 26th Amendment
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18 for every U.S. citizen. -
The 27th Amendment
This amendment says that members of congress cannot have a pay raise of decrease until after the next term of office for the representatives.
