1. Changes to the Constitution
Amendments
Changes to the Constitution

2. 11th (1795)
No State can be sued by a resident of another state or a resident of a foreign country in FEDERAL court.
Residents can’t sue home state in FEDERAL court.
Ex. I can’t sue the State of ND in Federal Court

3. 12th (1804)
Election of President and VP on same ballot
Creates the ballot we have today
Why? (don’t write)
Election of 1800 Jefferson vs. Burr
People would run for President and top vote becomes President and 2nd place becomes VP.
Problem usually from 2 different political parties who have different ideas.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson HATED each other.
Same with Jefferson and Burr.
Ineffective government- political tensions.

4. 13th (1865) Prohibits Slavery and forced servitude
Forced servitude: having to work for X amount of years.
Allows some forced servitude
Juries, military conscription

5. 14th (1868) Citizenship- Born on US soil or off-spring of US citizens.
Anchor Babies (SHOW THESE CLIPS)
Terror Babies
Due Process Clause- states can’t act in any unfair or arbitrary way
Commonly used section for cases
Equal Protection Clause- prohibits discrimination against/unreasonable distinctions between persons.

6. 15th (1870)
Can’t prohibit people to vote by color, race, or servitude.
Found other ways to discriminate

7. 16th (1909) Creates national Income Tax April 15th
A direct tax, w/o regard to State population
April 15th

8. 17th (1912)
Senators elected by popular vote instead of state legislature
In response to HUGE political corruption
Senate had become a “millionaires club”

9. 18th (1919) Outlaw the sale, production, and transporting alcohol
Consumption was legal
Reasons for Prohibition (TEST)
Abuse and neglect at home b/c of Alcohol
People wasting money and neglecting kids and wife at home
Caused fights.

10. 19th (1920) Women gain right to vote
Why women didn’t have the right to vote: (Need these for test)
Father represented them
Husband represented them
Not smart enough to handle politics
Not a woman’s concern
Business feared women would regulate alcohol and child labor

11. 20th (1933) Sets date for start of Congress
Moves date of presidential inauguration.
Limits time of “Lame Duck Congress”
A Congressperson who is defeated in Nov. doesn’t really get much done…
Now new people take office in January- before it was March
Think a losing football team that doesn’t make playoffs. Don’t try real hard.

12. 21st (1933)
Repeals the 18th
UNDERAGE DRINKING?

13. 22nd (1951) In response to FDR’s 4 terms Limits to 2 four year terms.
OR 10 yrs. Max a prez can serve is 10 years
If President dies < 2yrs into term VP can only be elected once.
If President dies 2 yrs plus 1 day- can be elected twice

14. 23rd (1961)
Washington DC earns 3 electoral votes for president

15. 24th (1964)
Prohibits poll taxes at voting places

16. 25th (1967) Names VP the President if President can’t service
Allows for temporary transfer of power from President to VP to carry out President action.
Ex. Bush had a colonoscopy- Dick Cheney was acting president
Gives method to declare president unfit to rule.

17. 26th (1971)
Voting age to 18

18. 27th (1992)
When Congress gives itself a pay raise that raise doesn’t take effect until the next election.
The

19. 13-27 amendments
Write the number of amendment
Write what each amendment does/means. Draws a representation of what the amendment does.