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17 Cards in this Set
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Amendment 11 |
Lawsuitsby a citizen or foreign nation against a state must be held in state courts
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Amendment 12 |
Election of President (HoR) and Vice President (Senate)
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Amendment 13 |
Abolition of slavery; no personal service due to debt; Equal protection of the law.
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Amendment 14 |
All born in U.S. are citizens, have right to due process of law
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Amendment 15 |
Right to vote (suffrage) for African Americans
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Amendment 16 |
Power of income tax to federal government
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Amendment 17 |
Direct election of Senators by the people
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Amendment 18 |
Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages
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Amendment 19 |
Right to vote (suffrage) for women
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Amendment 20 |
No ‘Lame-Duck’ Congress, shortens time between election and inauguration
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Amendment 21 |
Repeal of Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages
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Amendment 22 |
Limits Presidential Terms – only one re-election
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Amendment 23 |
People in Washington, DC can vote for president
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Amendment 24 |
Abolition of the Poll Tax to vote
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Amendment 25 |
How to replace a president under disability, line of succession
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Amendment 26 |
Eighteen-year-olds can vote in all elections
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Amendment 27 |
Congressional pay raises go into effect after an election
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