Constitution

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11th Amendment

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(1795): Clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals, and limits ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law.

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Twelfth Amendment

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Twelfth Amendment (1804): Changes the method of presidential elections so that members of the Electoral College cast separate ballots for president and vice president.

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Thirteenth Amendment

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Thirteenth Amendment (1865): Abolishes slavery and grants Congress power to enforce abolition.

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Fourteenth Amendment (1868): Defines a set of guarantees for United States citizenship; prohibits states from abridging citizens' privileges or immunities and rights to due process and the equal protection of the law; repeals the Three-fifths compromise; prohibits repudiation of the federal debt caused by the Civil War.

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Fifteenth Amendment

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Forbids the federal government and the states from using a citizen's race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for voting.

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Sixteenth Amendment

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Sixteenth Amendment (1913): Authorizes unapportioned federal taxes on income.

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Seventeenth Amendment

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Seventeenth Amendment (1913): Establishes direct election of senators.

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Eighteenth Amendment

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Eighteenth Amendment (1919): Prohibited the manufacturing, importing, and exporting of alcoholic beverages (see Prohibition in the United States)

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Nineteenth Amendment

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Nineteenth Amendment (1920): Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen to vote due to their sex

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Twentieth Amendment

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Twentieth Amendment (1933): Changes details of Congressional and presidential terms and of presidential succession.

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Twenty-first Amendment

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Twenty-first Amendment (1933): Repeals Eighteenth Amendment. Permits states to prohibit the importation of alcoholic beverages.

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Twenty-second Amendment

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Twenty-second Amendment (1951): Limits president to two terms.

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Twenty-second Amendment

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Twenty-second Amendment (1951): Limits president to two terms.

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Eleventh Amendment

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Eleventh Amendment (1795): Clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals, and limits ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law.

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Twelfth Amendment

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Twelfth Amendment (1804): Changes the method of presidential elections so that members of the Electoral College cast separate ballots for president and vice president.

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Thirteenth Amendment

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Thirteenth Amendment (1865): Abolishes slavery and grants Congress power to enforce abolition.

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Fourteenth Amendment (1868): Defines a set of guarantees for United States citizenship; prohibits states from abridging citizens' privileges or immunities and rights to due process and the equal protection of the law; repeals the Three-fifths compromise; prohibits repudiation of the federal debt caused by the Civil War.

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Fifteenth Amendment

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Fifteenth Amendment (1870): Forbids the federal government and the states from using a citizen's race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for voting.

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Sixteenth Amendment

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Sixteenth Amendment (1913): Authorizes unapportioned federal taxes on income.

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Seventeenth Amendment

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Seventeenth Amendment (1913): Establishes direct election of senators

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Eighteenth Amendment

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Eighteenth Amendment (1919): Prohibited the manufacturing, importing, and exporting of alcoholic beverages

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Nineteenth Amendment

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Nineteenth Amendment (1920): Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen to vote due to their sex

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Twentieth Amendment

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Twentieth Amendment (1933): Changes details of Congressional and presidential terms and of presidential succession.

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Twenty-first Amendment

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Twenty-first Amendment (1933): Repeals Eighteenth Amendment. Permits states to prohibit the importation of alcoholic beverages.

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Twenty-second Amendment

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Twenty-second Amendment (1951): Limits president to two terms.

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Twenty-third Amendment

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Twenty-third Amendment (1961): Grants presidential electors to the District of Columbia.

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Twenty-fourth Amendment

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Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964): Prohibits the federal government and the states from requiring the payment of a tax as a qualification for voting for federal officials.

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Twenty-fifth Amendment

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Twenty-fifth Amendment (1967): Changes details of presidential succession, provides for temporary removal of president, and provides for replacement of the vice president.

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Twenty-sixth Amendment

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Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971): Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen of age 18 or greater to vote on account of their age.

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Twenty-seventh Amendment

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Twenty-seventh Amendment (1992): Limits congressional pay raises.