Amendments 11 27 Chapter 4 Section 3 Amendments
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Amendments 11 -27 Chapter 4 Section 3
Amendments Video
11 th Amendment n Limits suits against states n People in different states or foreign countries can’t sue a state in federal court
12 th Amendment n Procedure for electing President and Vice President n Electors meet in their state capitals to vote on different ballots for President and Vice President n If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes Congress decides the winner n House of Reps decides President n Senate decides Vice President
13 th Amendment n Abolished Slavery Reconstruction Amendment
14 th Amendment n Defines citizenship n Anyone born or naturalized in the US (regardless of race, religion, etc) is a citizen and has rights n No state can deny citizenship Reconstruction Amendment
15 th Amendment n African Americans receive the right to vote Reconstruction Amendment
16 th Amendment n Congress can collect income taxes
17 th Amendment n People directly vote for Senators n Prior to this people only votes for Representatives in House of Reps– not Senators as well
18 th Amendment n Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or consumption of alcohol
19 th Amendment n Women receive the right to vote
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20 th Amendment n Term Limits n Term ends/begins at noon on January 20 th for President and Vice President n Term ends/begins at noon on January 3 rd for Congressmen n Congress must meet on January 3 rd
21 st Amendment n Repealed the 18 th Amendment n Now legal to manufacture, sale, and consume alcohol
22 nd Amendment n Term Limits n President may only serve 2 terms n Can serve 10 years if served as President from being a VP
23 rd Amendment n Washington DC gets the right to vote
24 th Amendment n Can not keep citizens from voting by using taxes (poll tax)
25 th Amendment n If President dies or leaves office the Vice President becomes President n The new President (old VP) picks the new Vice President
26 th Amendment n Lowered the voting age to 18
27 th Amendment n When Congress votes to increase salaries, it will start at the beginning of the next term