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17 Cards in this Set
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Amendment XI
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1.It limits the amount of lawsuits against states 2.It was passed on March 4, 1794 3.The amendment's text does not mention suits brought against by its own citizens. |
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Amendment XII
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1. It revised the procedure for the election of the president. 2. It was proposed on December 9, 1803 3. The original process was a person could vote for 2 people. |
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Amendment XIII
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1. This amendment abolishes slavery. 2. It was proposed when Abraham Lincoln was president. 3. It just abolished slavery, it didn't abolish slavery, |
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Amendment XIV
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1.It specifies what a US citizen is. 2. It says a citizen is someone born or naturalized in the country. 3.It was adopted on July 9, 1868 |
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Amendment XV
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1. Gives African Americans the right to vote. 2. It says that no matter what race you are you are allowed to vote if you're a citizen 3. This amendment came after the civil war. |
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Amendment XVI
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1. This amendment allows congress to pass any income tax they want without having to distribute it among the states. 2. This amendment exempted income taxes from the direct taxes of the constitution. 3. This amendment was adopted on February 3,1913 |
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Amendment XVII
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1. This amendment allows for the direct election of senators. 2. Before this was passed, citizens could not vote for senators. 3.The senators were elected by the state legislative. |
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Amendment XVIII
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1. This amendment banned making, transporting, or selling alcohol. 2. It didn't however band buying alcohol. 3. Only amendment ever to be repealed in the history of the US. |
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Amendment XIX
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1. This amendment give women the right to vote. 2. This was passed in a time where women were not considered equal to men. 3. Women tried for 70 years to get this amendment passed. |
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Amendment XX
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1. This amendment change the length of government offices. 2. The dated for the presidents terms are from March 4th to January 20th. 3. It was ratified January 23, 1933 |
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Amendment XXI
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1. This amendment was created to repeal the 18th amendment. 2. It is now legal to sell, transport, and make alcohol. 3. It is the only amendment to be ratified by the state ratifying conventions. |
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Amendment XXII
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1. This amendment limits the number of terms a president can serve. 2. It says you can't run for more than 2 terms. 3. A president can only serve a total time of 8 years. |
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Amendment XXIII
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1. This amendment allows the District of Columbia to have is own presidential vote. 2. So DC acts like its own state. 3.Even if DC was its own state its population would only allow it three electors. |
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Amendment XXIV
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1. This amendment abolishes the use taxing people to vote. 2.People used to not vote because they didn't have enough to vote. 3. Not every state had poll taxes, but some did. |
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Amendment XXV
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1. This amendment deals with succession of presidency. 2.It establishes procedures for filling in a vacancy in the office of the vice president. 3. This amendment also establishes procedures for dealing with presidential disabilities |
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Amendment XXVI
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1. This amendment changes part of the fourteenth amendment. 2.It says that the national voting age is 18 years old. 3. The old national voting age was 21 years old. |
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Amendment XXVII
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1.This amendment prohibits any law from passing that increases or decreases the salary of any member of congress. 2.It says that the law will not take affect until the end of the term. 3.This is the latest amendment to be passed. |
