Warm-up 1. What are 4 major principles of the Constitution? 2. What are the 5 freedoms in the 1 st Amendment? 3. Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? 4. What is the 6th amendment? 5. What is the 9 th Amendment?

THE AMENDMENTS #11-27

REVIEW Bill of Rights

Amendment 11  Places limits on law suits against states

Amendment 12  Changes the procedure for electing President and Vice-president (now they are on the same ballot)

Amendment 13 (Civil War Amendment)  Abolished slavery and forced labor

Amendment 14 (Civil War Amendment)  Defines US citizenship to all born or naturalized in the US  Guarantees due process and equal protection to all citizens under the law

Amendment 15 (Civil War Amendment)  Allows voting to all men regardless of race

Amendment 16  Gives the authority to levy an income tax

Amendment 17  Establishes the direct election of Senators

Amendment 18  Prohibition of Alcohol

Amendment 19  Women’s Suffrage (Women’s right to vote)

Amendment 20  Changes the beginning of Presidential and Congressional terms  Moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the President and VP from March 4 to January 20, and Congress from March 4 to January 3

Amendment 21  Repeals Prohibition

Amendment 22  Establishes a two term limit for President

Amendment 23  Gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote in national elections

Amendment 24  Abolishes the use of poll taxes in voting

Amendment 25  Defines the succession of the office of President

Amendment 26  Lowers the voting age from 21 to 18 years old

Amendment 27  Places limits on Congressional pay raises until the beginning of the next term

Amendment Activity  Use amendments draw for your # amendment- Only one per group Create a hand movement, rap, rhyme, poem, dance, etc. to help remember your amendment. Be creative!!! You only have 10 minutes to prepare and then we will share them all.