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13 Cards in this Set
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The ___ _________ ensures that race cannot be used as a criteria for voting.
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The 15th Amendment (February 3, 1870)
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The ___ _________ authorizes the United States to collect income tax without regard to the population of the states.
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The 16th Amendment (February 3, 1913)
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The ___ _________ shifted the choosing of Senators from the state legislatures to the people of the states.
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The 17th Amendment (April 8, 1913)
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The ___ _________ established the prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States. This amendment began the Prohibition era, which created the underground market for illegal substances. This underworld also provided other immoral activities such as prostitution, gambling, drugs, guns, protection scams, and many other depraved corruptions.
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The 18th Amendment ( January 16, 1919)
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The ___ _________ ensures that gender cannot be used as a criteria for voting. Women received the right to vote.
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The 19th Amendment (August 18, 1920)
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The ___ _________ set new start dates for the terms of the Congress and the President, and clarifies how the deaths of Presidents before swearing-in would be handled.
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The 20th Amendment (January 23, 1933)
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The ___ _________ repealed the 18th Amendment. This amendment stopped the prohibition on alcohol. Allowing alcohol to be manufacture, sold and served anywhere in the United States. However, the repeal of the 18th Amendment did not eliminate the powerful illegal underworld community.
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The 21st Amendment (December 5, 1933)
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The ___ _________ set a limit on the number of times a President could be elected - two four- year terms. It has one exception for a Vice-President who assumes the Presidency after the death or removal of the President, establishing the maximum term of any President to 10 years.
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The 22nd Amendment (February 27, 1951)
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The ___ _________ grants the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) the right to three electors in Presidential elections.
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The 23rd Amendment (March 29, 1961)
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The ___ _________ ensured that no tax could be charged to vote for any federal office.
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The 24th Amendment (January 23, 1964)
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The ___ _________ clarifies even further the line of succession to the Presidency, and establishes rules for a President who becomes unable to perform his duties while in office.
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The 25th Amendment (February 10, 1967)
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The ___ _________ ensures that any person 18 or over may vote on July 1, 1971.
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The 26th Amendment (July 1, 1971)
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The ___ _________ requires that any law that increased the pay of legislators may not take effect until after an election.
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The 27th Amendment (May 7, 1992)
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