1. Amendments 11-27

2. 11th Amendment Limits suits against states
People in different states or foreign countries can’t sue a state in federal court

3. 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

4. 13th Amendment
Abolished Slavery
Reconstruction Amendment

5. 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

6. 15th Amendment African Americans receive the right to vote
Reconstruction Amendment

7. 16th Amendment
Congress can collect income taxes

8. 17th Amendment People directly vote for Senators
Prior to this people only votes for Representatives in House of Reps– not Senators as well

9. 18th Amendment
Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or consumption of alcohol

10. 19th Amendment
Women receive the right to vote

11. 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

12. 21st Amendment Repealed the 18th Amendment
Now legal to manufacture, sale, and consume alcohol

13. 22nd Amendment Term Limits President may only serve 2 terms
Can serve 10 years if served as President from being a VP

14. 23rd Amendment
Washington DC gets the right to vote

15. 24th Amendment
Can not keep citizens from voting by using taxes (poll tax)

16. 25th Amendment
If President dies or leaves office the Vice President becomes President
The new President (old VP) picks the new Vice President

17. 26th Amendment
Lowered the voting age to 18

18. 27th Amendment
When Congress votes to increase salaries, it will start at the beginning of the next term