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1. The Bill of Rights Extended Amendments 13-27
2. Why were additional amendments necessary? Rights were being denied to the following groups:
Slaves and freed blacks
Poor males
Males under the age of 21
Women
3. Civil War Amendments (13-15)
Amendment 13
Freed the slaves
One-Three, I wont work for free.
4. Amendment 14 Granted citizenship
to blacks
Provided equal protection under the law to all citizens
5. Amendment 15 Black men get the right to vote (suffrage)
6. Mnemonic for 13-15 The 13th Amendment set me free,
The 14th Amendment made a citizen out of me
The 15th Amendment said I could vote,
If you dont like it youre a billy goat!
Sorry for the silliness!!
7. Amendment 16 Congress can levy income taxes
Because of sixteen, my paycheck got lean.
8. Amendment 17 Senators will be elected by popular vote (directly by the people)
Previously, senators were elected by the state legislature
9. Amendment 18 Alcohol is outlawed
Became illegal to buy, sell, manufacture, and consume alcoholic beverages
Officially called Prohibition
10. Amendment 19 (1920) Women get the right to vote (suffrage)
11. Amendment 21 Prohibition is repealed
At 18 I was sober, at 21 I got drunk
12. Amendment 22 President is limited to two full terms in office
Twenty-Two
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13. Amendment 23 Residents of Washington D.C. get to vote for president
Twenty-Three, votes for D.C.
Twenty-Third, D.C. is heard.
14. Amendment 24 Poll taxes are outlawed
Twenty-Four, poll taxes no more.
15. Amendment 26 Voting age is reduced to age 18
16. Amendment 27 Congressional pay raises will be delayed until the start of the new term
Purposeprevents Congress from giving themselves excessive pay raises