The 27 AmendmentsThe 27 Amendments

Amendments 11-27Amendments 11-27

1111thth Amendment Amendment

This amendment provides immunity This amendment provides immunity of states from certain lawsuits. In of states from certain lawsuits. In other words it protects states from other words it protects states from being sued by other states, countries being sued by other states, countries etc.etc.

12 th Amendment12 th Amendment

This amendment creates a separate This amendment creates a separate ballot for President and Vice ballot for President and Vice President. Vice Presidents must also President. Vice Presidents must also meet the same qualifications as meet the same qualifications as President.President.

13th Amendment 13th Amendment

Abolished slaveryAbolished slavery Also the first of the Civil War Also the first of the Civil War

Amendment (13,14 and 15Amendment (13,14 and 15thth Amendment)Amendment)

1414thth Amendment Amendment

A due process amendment for state A due process amendment for state governmentgovernment

Due Process means the government Due Process means the government must act fairly and by established must act fairly and by established rules (Miranda Rights with Police rules (Miranda Rights with Police would be an example)would be an example)

15 th Amendment15 th Amendment

This amendment says you cannot be This amendment says you cannot be denied the right to vote based on denied the right to vote based on color, race or previous condition of color, race or previous condition of servitude)servitude)

Last of the Civil War AmendmentsLast of the Civil War Amendments

1616thth Amendment Amendment

Power of Congress to Tax incomesPower of Congress to Tax incomes This was one of the major flaws of This was one of the major flaws of

the Articles of Confederationthe Articles of Confederation

1717thth Amendment Amendment

Popular Election of SenatorsPopular Election of Senators This means the we elect who This means the we elect who

represents us in Washington D.C. as represents us in Washington D.C. as our Senators our Senators

1818thth Amendment Amendment

This amendment prohibited the sale This amendment prohibited the sale of alcohol. It made illegal throughout of alcohol. It made illegal throughout the country.the country.

1919thth Amendment Amendment

This Amendment gave women the This Amendment gave women the right to voteright to vote

Amendment 20Amendment 20

This amendment states that This amendment states that Congress will open on Jan. 3Congress will open on Jan. 3rdrd , and , and Presidents will start their terms on Presidents will start their terms on January 20January 20thth..

2121stst Amendment Amendment

This repealed the 18This repealed the 18thth Amendment. It Amendment. It was now legal to again buy, sell, and was now legal to again buy, sell, and make alcohol.make alcohol.

2222ndnd Amendment Amendment

Limits the president to only two Limits the president to only two terms.terms.

FDR- four term President!!!! FDR- four term President!!!! Republicans did not like this! So they Republicans did not like this! So they wanted to make sure it didn’t happen wanted to make sure it didn’t happen again.again.

2323rdrd Amendment Amendment

Washington D.C now votes for Washington D.C now votes for President. They get amount of President. They get amount of electoral votes equal to the smallest electoral votes equal to the smallest state in the Union (United States)state in the Union (United States)

2424thth Amendment Amendment

This Amendment abolished poll This Amendment abolished poll taxes.taxes.

Poll taxes were once very common in Poll taxes were once very common in the South after African Americans the South after African Americans were given the right to vote in order were given the right to vote in order to try and prevent them from to try and prevent them from voting/participating in electionsvoting/participating in elections

2525thth Amendment Amendment

Presidential Succession. This Presidential Succession. This amendment refers to who takes over amendment refers to who takes over for the President if something were for the President if something were to happen to himto happen to him

Look at page 359.Look at page 359. Who are the next three in line if Who are the next three in line if

something were to happen to the something were to happen to the President?President?

2626thth Amendment Amendment

Right to vote for anyone 18 or older. Right to vote for anyone 18 or older. This Amendment was passed shortly This Amendment was passed shortly after the Vietnam War. Many men after the Vietnam War. Many men were upset that they were “old were upset that they were “old enough to die but not old enough to enough to die but not old enough to vote” for their country’s political vote” for their country’s political leadersleaders

2727thth Amendment Amendment

This Amendment talks about the This Amendment talks about the Congressional pay or salary of Congressional pay or salary of CongressCongress

Any increase in pay does not occur Any increase in pay does not occur until after the next Congressional until after the next Congressional election.election.