American Government US Amendments

Amendment 11 Purpose limiting Federal Courts Year Ratified 1798 States people can not sue the states because they have sovereign immunity

12 th Amendment Election of President and Vice President Ratified 1804 State that the President and Vice President have to be on one ballot.

13 th Amendment Purpose: Abolition of Slavery Year Ratified: 1865 Abolishment of Slavery and Involuntary Servitude

14 th Amendment Civil Rights guaranteed Ratified 1865 States may not restrict citizens rights at the federal level

15 Amendment Votes for Freed Men Ratified 1870 States Federal or State government can nnot prevent a citizen from voting for race related reasons

16 th Amendment Income Tax Ratified 1913 Stated that the Federal Government has the power start an income tax.

17 th Amendment Popular Election of US Senators Ratified 1913 States that US Senators would be directly elected by the people living in that state.

18 th Amendment Prohibition Ratified 1919 States that the sale, consumption and production of alcohol was prohibited.

19 th Amendment Women’s Right To Vote Ratified 1920 State or Federal Government can prevent a person from voting on the basis of sex

20 th Amendment Terms of President and Congress Ratified 1933 Amendment sets specific dates for the start and end of terms for the President, Vice President, Members of Congress.

21 st Amendment Repeal of Prohibition Ratified 1933 Allowed Us citizens the right to consume, sell, and produce alcohol.

22 nd Amendment Presidential terms Ratified 1951 President can only serve two four year terms or a total of 10 years.

23 rd Amendment Voting in the District of Columbia Ratified 1961 Citizens of the nation’s capital have the right to vote.

24 th Amendment The Poll Tax Ratified 1964 Stated that can’t prevent you from voting if you have not paid your taxes and states that they can not charge you a tax to vote.

25 th Amendment Disability of a President Ratified 1967 Defines the chain of command when a President dies or in incapicitated.

26 th Amendment Lowering the voting age to 18 Ratified 1971 Voting lowered from 21 to 18.

27 th Amendment Coongressional Pay Raises Ratified 1993 Pay of a member of Congress does not change until after the election.