amendments 11-27 the less famous ones. amendment 11 (1795) state immunity from certain lawsuits ...
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Amendments 11-27
The Less Famous Ones
Amendment 11 (1795)
State immunity from certain lawsuits Chisolm v. Georgia, 1793 one state can’t be sued in another changes Art. III Sec. 2
Amendment 12 (1804)
Electoral college revision
Election of 1800
Separate President and VP vote
Changes Art. II Sec. 1
Amendment 13 (1865)
Abolishment of slavery
result of Civil War
Amendment 14 (1868)
Citizenship, due process, equal protection
First definition of citizenship
Held states also to prohibit unfair/arbitrary treatment
prevented discrimination/unreasonable distinctions
Confederate punishments
Amendment 15 (1870)
No denial of vote by race
Amendment 16 (1913)
Income tax
Pollack v. Farmer’s Loan, 1895
Changes Art. I Sec. 9
Amendment 17 (1913)
Direct election of US Senators
Change from “rich man’s club”
Changes Art. I Sec. 3
Amendment 18 (1919)
Prohibition
Bans making, selling, and transporting, importing, and exporting of alcohol
1st to include time limit to pass
Amendment 19 (1920)
Women’s suffrage
Last of the “Progressive Amendments”
Amendment 20 (1933)
“Lame Duck” Amendment
moves up start of new terms
President (March to January)
Congress (January 3)
Changes Art. I Sec. 4
Amendment 21 (1933)
Repeal of Prohibition
By state ratification conventions
Amendment 22 (1951)
Limit on Presidential Tenure
Would apply after Truman
Two terms or ten years max
Amendment 23 (1961)
District of Columbia Electoral Vote
May vote for president, but still not a state
Amendment 24 (1964)
End of poll taxes
No tax on voting
Amendment 25 (1967)
Presidential Succession/Disability
VP becomes President
Fill VP vacancies
Temporary succession
Amendment 26 (1971)
18 year old vote
No limits on voting for anyone above age 18
Amendment 27 (1992)
Congressional pay raises
Senate and House of Representatives raises only go into effect after an election
Proposed in 1789
Modified Art. I Sec. 6