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Amendment XI - Limits Lawsuits against states

Amendment XI - Limits Lawsuits against states

Limits the jurisdiction, or power, of the federal courts. Trials of citizens of state should be tried in state court. Federal courts and the U.S. supreme court have no control over state or local courts.

Amendment XII - Revises the procedure for the Election of a President

Amendment XII - Revises the procedure for the Election of a President

The separation of the president and vice president onto two different ballots. Instead of one ballot you get two, if you vote for president of republican party you will get the republican. House of Representatives breaks a tie when voting and majority rules

Amendment XIII - Abolition of Slavery

Amendment XIII - Abolition of Slavery

Prohibits slavery on all U.S. ground. slavery is illegal and congress has full power to enforce this.

Amendment XIV - Defines Citizenship
Guarantees all citizens Equal Protection of the laws

Amendment XIV - Defines Citizenship


Guarantees all citizens Equal Protection of the laws

Declares that all persons born or naturalized in the United States were entitled equal rights regardless of their race, and that their rights were protected at both the state and national levels. Defines citizenship contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues

Amendment XV - Prohibits restrictions on the right to vote based on race and color

Amendment XV - Prohibits restrictions on the right to vote based on race and color

Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude.

Amendment XVI - Gives Congress the Power to levy an income tax

Amendment XVI - Gives Congress the Power to levy an income tax

Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on income. Higher incomes gets a higher tax, while lower incomes gets a lower tax.

Amendment XVII - Enables voters to elect senators directly

Amendment XVII - Enables voters to elect senators directly

Each senator has one vote, when a senator is ill the government has the right to fill in with a temporary senator.

Amendment XVIII - Prohibits making, drinking, or selling alcoholic beverages

Amendment XVIII - Prohibits making, drinking, or selling alcoholic beverages

Prohibited the sale, production and transportation of alcohol in the USA. If you were caught with alcohol, you would of been arrested for it.

Amendment XIX - Gives women the right to vote

Amendment XIX - Gives women the right to vote

Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote by the US or any state because of gender women can vote.

Amendment XX - Changes the dates of congressional and presidential terms

Amendment XX - Changes the dates of congressional and presidential terms

The president and vice president terms end at noon on January 20th and senate and house of representatives terms end at noon on January 3rd the next term starts immediately, U.S. Congress must meet at least once per year, one meeting is at noon January 3rd unless changed by majority, If the president dies then the vice president takes over

Amendment XXI - Repeals Prohibition (18th amendment)

Amendment XXI - Repeals Prohibition (18th amendment)

The 18th amendment is repealed, alcohol is now legal. Now they can sale, production and transport alcohol in the USA.

Amendment XXII - Limits the President to 2 terms

Amendment XXII - Limits the President to 2 terms

It limits the number of terms a president may be elected to serve. The limits president time in office of 2 terms 8 years, not not have to be consecutive "two terms 2 years".

Amendment XXIII - Gives residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote

Amendment XXIII - Gives residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote

Washington D.C. receives 3 electoral votes and the residents are allowed to vote in the Presidential election. Washington will have a share of voters for president and vice president depending on the states size and population.

Amendment XXIV - Abolishes poll taxes

Amendment XXIV - Abolishes poll taxes

The Constitution eliminated the poll tax as a prerequisite to vote in national elections. Government is not allowed to place poll taxes on federal elections.

Amendment XXV - Establishes procedure for succession to the presidency

Amendment XXV - Establishes procedure for succession to the presidency

It clarifies an ambiguous provision of the Constitution regarding succession to the Presidency, and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.

Amendment XXVI - Sets voting age at 18 years

Amendment XXVI - Sets voting age at 18 years

The limit voting age is 18 which means once you are the age of 18, you are finally allowed to vote.

Amendment XXVII - Delays congressional pay raises until the term following the passage

Amendment XXVII - Delays congressional pay raises until the term following the passage


Congress passes laws on giving pay raises for themselves goes until next year but they always get voted again. It also limits the power of congress to increase its own salaries.