Constitutional Amendments If text is in red, you don’t need to write it down.

11 and th amendment- Places Limits on lawsuits against states (1795) 12 th amendment- Revises electoral college procedure for electing the President and Vice-President. (1804)

Civil War Amendments Three amendments were passed as a result of the Civil War, they had profound effects on American society because they extended the rights of the Constitution to African-Americans 13 th amendment- Abolished slavery and any sort of forced labor, except as punishment for a crime. (1865) 14 th amendment- Defines US citizenship as anyone “born or naturalized in the US.” Also, guarantees equal protection of the laws for all citizens. (1868) 15 th amendment- Prohibits restrictions on the right to vote based on race and color. (1870)

th amendment- Gives Congress the power to lay and collect income taxes. (1913) 17 th amendment- Allows Americans to elect senators directly. (1913) 18 th amendment- prohibits making, drinking, or selling alcoholic beverages. Prohibition. (1917) 19 th amendment- Gives women the right to vote in all national and state elections. (1920) 20 th amendment- Changes the dates of Congressional and Presidential terms. (1933)

st amendment- Repeals prohibition aka the 18 th amendment. (1933) 22 nd amendment- Limits Presidents to two terms in office. (1951) 23 rd amendment- Gives residents of the District of Columbia the right to vote in national elections. (1961) 24 th amendment- Abolishes poll taxes (1964)

th amendment- Establishes procedures for succession to the presidency. (1967) 26 th amendment- sets the voting age at 18. (1971) 27 th amendment- Delays Congressional pay raises until the term following their passage. (1992)