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Extending the Bill of Rights Amendments 11 - 27

Extending the Bill of Rights Amendments 11 - 27. Amendment 11. States cannot be sued in federal court by one of its citizens, a citizen of another state, or by a foreign country. Amendment 12. Election of the President and Vice-President

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Extending the Bill of Rights Amendments 11 - 27

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  1. Extending the Bill of RightsAmendments 11 - 27

  2. Amendment 11 • States cannot be sued in federal court by one of its citizens, a citizen of another state, or by a foreign country

  3. Amendment 12 • Election of the President and Vice-President • Use of electoral college to use separate ballots in voting for president and vice-president

  4. Amendment 13 • Known as Civil War Amendment • Outlaws the practice of slavery in the United States

  5. Amendment 14 • Also known as Civil War Amendment • Originally meant to protect the rights of freed slaves • Now protects all citizens’ life, liberty or property without due process • All have equal protection under the law

  6. Amendment 15 • Also known as Civil War Amendment • No person shall be denied the right to vote because of race • Poll taxes, literacy tests, etc. worked against • Women not included

  7. Amendment 16 • Congress can collect income tax

  8. Amendment 17 • 2 Senators from each state are directly elected by the people • Gave people a greater voice

  9. Amendment 18 • Illegal to sell, manufacture, or transport alcoholic beverages • “Prohibition”

  10. Amendment 19 • Women’s Suffrage • The right to vote cannot be denied because of gender

  11. Amendment 20 • “Lame-Duck” Amendment • President takes office January 20th • Congress begins new term January 3rd • Outgoing officials have little influence and do not accomplish much • If president-elect dies before taking office, vice-president elect becomes president

  12. Amendment 21 • Repeals the 18th Amendment ending Prohibition • Only amendment to do this

  13. Amendment 22 • President cannot serve more than 2 full terms • Passed as a response to FDR’s 4 terms in office (1933 – 1945)

  14. Amendment 23 • Allows the citizens of the Washington D.C. to vote for president and vice president • 3 presidential electors

  15. Amendment 24 • Prohibits the use of poll taxes in federal elections • Poll taxes used to keep low-income minorities from voting

  16. Amendment 25 • If the president dies or cannot lead, vice-president takes office • If the vice-president dies or resigns, the president cannot appoint a replacement • Subject to Congressional consent

  17. Amendment 26 • No one over the age of eighteen can be denied the right to vote by virtue of age

  18. Amendment 27 • Any pay raise Congress gives it’s members does not take effect until a new election has taken place. • Proposed in 1789, passed in 1992

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