Amendments 11-27
11th Amendment Limits suits against states People in different states or foreign countries can’t sue a state in federal court
12th Amendment Procedure for electing President and Vice President Electors meet in their state capitals to vote on different ballots for President and Vice President If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes Congress decides the winner House of Reps decides President Senate decides Vice President
13th Amendment Abolished Slavery Reconstruction Amendment
14th Amendment Defines citizenship Anyone born or naturalized in the US (regardless of race, religion, etc) is a citizen and has rights No state can deny citizenship Reconstruction Amendment
15th Amendment African Americans receive the right to vote Reconstruction Amendment
16th Amendment Congress can collect income taxes
17th Amendment People directly vote for Senators Prior to this people only votes for Representatives in House of Reps– not Senators as well
18th Amendment Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or consumption of alcohol
19th Amendment Women receive the right to vote
20th Amendment Term Limits Term ends/begins at noon on January 20th for President and Vice President Term ends/begins at noon on January 3rd for Congressmen Congress must meet on January 3rd
21st Amendment Repealed the 18th Amendment Now legal to manufacture, sale, and consume alcohol
22nd Amendment Term Limits President may only serve 2 terms Can serve 10 years if served as President from being a VP
23rd Amendment Washington DC gets the right to vote
24th Amendment Can not keep citizens from voting by using taxes (poll tax)
25th Amendment If President dies or leaves office the Vice President becomes President The new President (old VP) picks the new Vice President
26th Amendment Lowered the voting age to 18
27th Amendment When Congress votes to increase salaries, it will start at the beginning of the next term