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Amendments 11 - 27
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11th Amendment
• Limiting Federal Courts (1798)
• Says the people can not sue the states, they have sovereign immunity. A citizen can not sue the state without its consent.
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12th Amendment
• Election of the President and Vice President (1804)
• Says the President and Vice President are elected on the same ballot
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13th Amendment• Abolition of Slavery
(1865)
• Abolishment of Slavery and Indentured Servitude
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14th Amendment
• Civil Rights Guaranteed (1868)
• States may not restrict rights granted at federal level
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15th Amendment
• Votes for Freedmen (1870)
• States can not restrict right to vote on the basis of race
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16th Amendment
• The Income Tax (1913)
• Congress may impose an income tax
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17th Amendment
• Popular Election of Senators (1913)
• Say state Senators will be elected directly by the popular vote
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18th Amendment
• Prohibition (1919)
• The Production, Sale, and Consumption of alcohol is illegal
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19th Amendment
• Woman’s Suffrage (1920)
• Says neither the state or federal government can restrict the basis to vote on the basis of gender
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20th Amendment
• Terms of the President and Congress (1933)
• Set specific dates for the start and the end of the term for the President, Vice President, and Congress
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21st Amendment
• Repeal of Prohibition (1933)
• States could now decide whether or not to allow alcohol consumption
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22nd Amendment
• Presidential Terms (1951)
• Says President can only serve for two 4year terms (or a maximum of 8 years)
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23rd Amendment
• Voting in the District of Columbia
• Allows for citizens of the District of Columbia to vote
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24th Amendment
• The Poll Tax (1964)
• Says the government can not prevent you from voting if you have not paid your taxes, nor can it charge you a tax to vote.
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25th Amendment
• Disability of the President (1967)
• Establishes the line of succession when the President is killed or can no longer serve.
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26th Amendment
• Lowering the Voting Age (1971)
• Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
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27th Amendment
• Congressional Pay Raises (1993)
• Any law that raises the pay for congress does not go into effect until the next election