Amendments

Amendments

  • 11th Amendment

    11th Amendment
    Limits suit brought agaisnt a state in federal court by individuals from other states on foreign countries.
  • 12th amendment

    12th amendment
    Changes the procedures for electing the president and vice president.
  • 13th amendment

    Abolished slavery in the United States.
  • 14th amendment

    Protects the rights of citizens by prohibiting a state from a depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
  • 15 amendment

    Stopped state and federal governement from denying citizens the right to vote.
  • 16th amendment

    Allows congress to levy (impose and collect taxes)
  • 17th amendment

    States that people elect the United States senators instead of state legislatures.
  • 18th amendment

    Prohibited the production sale, or transportation of alcholic beverages in the United States.
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment
    Prohibited the production sale, or transportation of all alcoholic beverages in the United States.
  • 19th amendment

    19th amendment
    Gave women the right to vote.
  • 20th amendment

    Is the law, which advanced the dates for the presidential inauguration and determined when the date of the congress shall convene.
  • 21st Amendment

    Repeals the 18th amendment.
  • 22nd amendment

    Limit president to 2 terms.
  • 23rd amendement

    Granted voters in the Distrct of colombia the right to vote for president and vice president.
  • 24th amendment

    Abolishes poll-taxes used to keep african americans from voting.
  • 25th amendment

    25th amendment
    Created the order of presidential succesion.
  • 26th amendement

    Changed voting age from 21 to 18.
  • 27th amendment

    27th amendment
    Memebers of congress may vote themselves a pay raise.