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What does Amendment 11 protect?
What is the primary requirement of Amendment 12?
Requires separate ballots for the offices of president and vice president.
What does Amendment 13 ban?
Slavery
What does Amendment 14 define?
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What prohibition does Amendment 15 impose?
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What power does Amendment 16 grant to Congress?
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What does Amendment 17 establish?
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What does Amendment 18 ban?
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What right does Amendment 19 extend?
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What change does Amendment 20 implement?
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What does Amendment 21 do?
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What does Amendment 22 limit?
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What right does Amendment 23 give to a specific group?
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What does Amendment 24 ban?
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What voting right is granted by Amendment 26?
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Study Notes
Amendment 11
- Protects states from lawsuits filed by citizens of other states or foreign countries.
Amendment 12
- Requires separate electoral ballots for the election of the president and vice president.
Amendment 13
- Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States.
Amendment 14
- Defines citizenship and outlines the rights of citizens, including equal protection under the law.
Amendment 15
- Prohibits denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Amendment 16
- Grants Congress the power to levy and collect income taxes.
Amendment 17
- Establishes the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote.
Amendment 18
- Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages (Prohibition).
Amendment 19
- Grants women the right to vote, ensuring gender equality in voting rights.
Amendment 20
- Changes the start date for congressional terms and the presidential inauguration to January.
Amendment 21
- Repeals the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition and allowing the legal sale of alcohol.
Amendment 22
- Limits the president's term to two elected terms, preventing unlimited re-election.
Amendment 23
- Provides residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections.
Amendment 24
- Eliminates poll taxes in federal elections, removing a financial barrier to voting.
Amendment 25
- Establishes procedures for presidential succession and addressing presidential disability.
Amendment 26
- Lowers the voting age to 18 years, expanding the electorate.
Amendment 27
- Restricts Congress from granting itself pay raises until after the next election, promoting accountability.
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