Amendments 11 27 Donnelly 11 th Amendment 1795

Amendments 11 -27 Donnelly

11 th Amendment- 1795 n Limits suits against states n People in different states or foreign countries can’t sue a state in federal court

12 th Amendment 1804 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-1865 n Abolished Slavery n The Emancipation Proclamation -1863 Abe Lincoln Reconstruction Amendment

14 th Amendment-1868 n Defines citizenship n Anyone born or naturalized in the US (regardless of race, religion) is a citizen and has rights n No state can deny citizenship Reconstruction Amendment

15 th Amendment-1870 n African Americans receive the right to vote Reconstruction Amendment

16 th Amendment-1913 n Congress can collect income taxes

17 th Amendment-1913 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-1919 n Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or consumption of alcohol n Put in place after one year of ratification.

19 th Amendment-1920 n Women receive the right to vote

20 th Amendment-1933 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21 st Amendment-1933 n Repealed the 18 th Amendment n Now legal to manufacture, sale, and consume alcohol

22 nd Amendment 1951 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-1961 n Washington DC gets the right to vote

24 th Amendment-1964 n Can not keep citizens from voting by using taxes (poll tax)

25 th Amendmentn 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-1971 n Lowered the voting age to 18

27 th Amendment-1992 n When Congress votes to increase salaries, it will start at the beginning of the next term