1. Amendments to the U.S. Constitution 11-27

2. The 11 th Amendment Citizen of one state can't sue another state in federal court. Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity.

3. The 12 th Amendment Separate balance for vice-president and president, can't be from the same state. Electors for president and vice-president must clearly identify the person they choose for each office (Electoral College).

4. The 13 th Amendment Abolishes slavery in the United States.

5. The 14 th Amendment Defines citizenship; contains the due process clause and the equal protection under the law clause.

6. The 15 th Amendment Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

7. The 16 th Amendment Allows the federal government to collect income tax.

8. The 17 th Amendment Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.

9. The 18 th Amendment Establishes Prohibition of alcohol.

10. The 19 th Amendment Right to vote for women, suffrage.

11. The 20 th Amendment Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment."

12. The 21 st Amendment Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment.

13. The 22 nd Amendment Limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years (i.e., if a Vice President serves not more than one half of a President's term, he or she can be elected to a further two terms).

14. The 23 rd Amendment Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College (3 electoral votes).

15. The 24 th Amendment Poll tax banned.

16. The 25 th Amendment Defines the process of presidential succession Vice-president Speaker of the House of Representatives President Pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security

17. The 26 th Amendment Establishes the official voting age to be 18 years old.

18. The 27 th Amendment Limiting congressional pay raises, can't do it in the middle of term, control their own pay.