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15 Cards in this Set
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Amendment XI |
Limits Lawsuits against states // Protects the states fromm lawsuits filed by citizens of other states or countries |
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Amendment XII |
Revises the procedure for the Election of a President // Reconsiders procedures for the election of a president |
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Amendment XIII |
Abolition of Slavery // End of Slavery |
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Amendment XVI |
Defines Citizenship // This amendment declares that all people born or naturalized in the U.S are entitled equal rights regardless of their race, and that their rights are protected at both the state and notional levels |
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Amendment XVII |
Enables voters to elect senators directly // prohibits national and state governments from denying the vote based on race |
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Amendment XVIII |
Prohibts making, drinking, or selling alcoholic beverages // bans the making, selling, and shipping of alcoholic beverages |
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Amendment XIX |
Gives women the right to vote // gives more freedom and equality for women. Gives them an opinion aloong with males. |
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Amendment XX |
Changes the dates of congresstional and presidential terms // Changes the date for starting a new congressional term and adding a new president |
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Amendment XXI |
Repeals prohibition // repeals amendment 18 |
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Amendment XXII |
Limits the president to 2 terms // Limits terms a presidentt can serve to two years |
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Amendment XXIII |
Gives residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote // Gives citizens of Washington D.C. the right ot vote in presidential elections |
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Amendment XXIV |
Abolishes poll taxes // Bans poll taxes |
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Amendment XXV |
Establishes procedure for succession to the presidency |
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Amendment XXVI |
Sets voting age at 18 years // they did this because they discussed if you were 18 and allowed to be in the military then you should be allowed to chose who sends you to war |
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Amendment XXVII |
Delays congressional pay raises until the term following the passage // Limits the ability of congress to increase it's pay |
