1. Of the United States Constitution
Amendments 16-27
Of the United States Constitution

2. Amendments ratified in 1913
16th Amendment:
Allows Congress the power to pass income tax laws and to collect taxes
17th Amendment:
Allows senators to be elected by the people of their states

3. 18th Amendment: Prohibition
Bans the making and selling of alcoholic beverages
passed in 1919

4. 21st Amendment Ends Prohibition
Gives the states the right to decide whether or not to ban liquor
Passed in 1933

5. Amendments that Extended voting rights
The 19th , 23rd , 24th,
and 26th Amendments

6. The 19th Amendment Gives women the right to vote
The first state to give women the right to vote was Wyoming in 1890
The fight for women’s right to vote continued until the passing of the 19th amendment in 1920

7. The 23rd Amendment
Since the late 1700s people living in the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) were not allowed to vote in national elections
Passed in 1961, this amendment gave citizens living in DC the right to vote for president and vice-president

8. The 24th Amendment Ended the poll tax in federal elections in 1964.
Many southern states adopted a poll tax in the late 1800s
People had to pay this special tax before they could vote.
Many people thought that this tax was meant to keep African Americans from voting.

9. 26th Amendment
Before 1971, the states set the voting age and this age varied among the states.
This amendment set the voting age at 18 in all states.

10. Amendments related to government offices
The 20th, 22nd, 25th, and 27th amendments

11. Amendments 22 and 25
The 22nd amendment limits the term of the president to two elected terms
Passed in 1951
The 25th amendment identifies who will fill the positions of president and vice-president if these persons leave office or become disabled
Passed in 1967

12. Amendments 20 and 27
The 20th amendment sets new dates for Congress to begin
It also sets January 20 as the day the President takes office
Passed in 1933
The 27th amendment says that any pay raise that Congress votes for itself will not take place until after the next Congressional election
Passed in 1992

13. Amendments that have not passed
After the 15th Amendment, 43 years passed before changes were made to the Constitution.
Twelve amendments were added (Amendments ) from 1913 to 1992.
Since 1971, several amendments have been proposed but most have failed to pass

14. Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Congress approved the ERA in 1972
The amendment stated that equal rights should not be limited due to a person’s sex
Congress sent the ERA to the states for approval
It DID NOT pass!!!
Congress extended the time limit for ratification until 1982
Again, It DID NOT pass!!!

15. In 1989 Congress proposed an amendment that made it illegal to burn the American flag.
The Supreme Court ruled that this amendment would be unconstitutional.
people’s right to burn the flag was a form of free speech protected by the 1st Amendment