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17 Cards in this Set
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12th amendment |
separated the voting for president and vice president |
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21st amendment |
allowed alcohol. repealed prohibition (18th amendment) |
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26th amendment |
made the voting age 18 instead of 21 |
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27th amendment |
any change in the amount of money congress people get can't happen until after the next election |
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24th amendment |
banned poll taxes that made it hard for black people to vote. took away restrictions that prevented blacks from voting. |
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25th amendment |
said what would happen if the president becomes disabled or dies, and how the vice president's spot will be filled |
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15th amendment |
let black men vote |
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14th amendment |
made anyone born in the US a citizen. gave AFRICAN AMERICANS citizenship. also, states can't make laws that take away rights guaranteed to citizens without the due process of law being carried out |
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11th amendment |
foreign countries and other states can't sue a whole state |
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18th amendment |
outlawed alchohol |
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19th amendment |
gave women the right to vote |
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13th amendment |
outlawed slavery |
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20th amendment |
changed president speeches to january instead of march |
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16th amendment |
created national income tax |
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22nd amendment |
said a president can only be in office for 2 terms |
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23rd amendment |
Washington D.C. people can vote for the president and they have guaranteed 3 electoral votes (the minimum number of electoral college ballots) |
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17th amendment |
made citizens vote for US senators instead of them being chosen by their state legislatures |
