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Amendments 11-Amendments 11-2727
Chapter 4 Section 3Chapter 4 Section 3
Amendments VideoAmendments Video
1111thth Amendment Amendment
Limits suits against statesLimits suits against statesPeople in different states or People in different states or foreign countries can’t sue foreign countries can’t sue a state in federal courta state in federal court
1212thth Amendment Amendment
Procedure for electing President Procedure for electing President and Vice Presidentand Vice President Electors meet in their state capitals to Electors meet in their state capitals to
vote on different ballots for President and vote on different ballots for President and Vice PresidentVice President
If no candidate receives a majority of If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes Congress decides the electoral votes Congress decides the winnerwinner House of Reps decides PresidentHouse of Reps decides President Senate decides Vice PresidentSenate decides Vice President
1313thth Amendment Amendment
Abolished SlaveryAbolished Slavery
Reconstruction AmendmentReconstruction Amendment
1414thth Amendment Amendment
Defines citizenshipDefines citizenshipAnyone born or naturalized in Anyone born or naturalized in the US (regardless of race, the US (regardless of race, religion, etc) is a citizen and has religion, etc) is a citizen and has rightsrights
No state can deny citizenshipNo state can deny citizenship
Reconstruction AmendmentReconstruction Amendment
1515thth Amendment Amendment
African Americans receive African Americans receive the right to votethe right to vote
Reconstruction AmendmentReconstruction Amendment
1616thth Amendment Amendment
Congress can collect income Congress can collect income taxestaxes
1717thth Amendment Amendment
People directly vote for People directly vote for SenatorsSenatorsPrior to this people only Prior to this people only votes for Representatives in votes for Representatives in House of Reps– not House of Reps– not Senators as wellSenators as well
1818thth Amendment Amendment
Prohibits the manufacture, Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or consumption of sale, or consumption of alcoholalcohol
1919thth Amendment Amendment
Women receive the right to Women receive the right to votevote
School House Rock School House Rock SuffrageSuffrage
2020thth Amendment Amendment
Term LimitsTerm LimitsTerm ends/begins at noon on Term ends/begins at noon on January 20th for President and January 20th for President and Vice PresidentVice President
Term ends/begins at noon on Term ends/begins at noon on January 3rd for CongressmenJanuary 3rd for Congressmen
Congress must meet on January Congress must meet on January 33rdrd
2121stst Amendment Amendment
Repealed the 18Repealed the 18thth AmendmentAmendment
Now legal to manufacture, Now legal to manufacture, sale, and consume alcoholsale, and consume alcohol
2222ndnd Amendment Amendment
Term LimitsTerm LimitsPresident may only serve 2 President may only serve 2 termsterms
Can serve 10 years if Can serve 10 years if served as President from served as President from being a VPbeing a VP
2323rdrd Amendment Amendment
Washington DC gets the right Washington DC gets the right to voteto vote
2424thth Amendment Amendment
Can not keep citizens from Can not keep citizens from voting by using taxes (poll voting by using taxes (poll tax)tax)
2525thth Amendment Amendment
If President dies or leaves If President dies or leaves office the Vice President office the Vice President becomes Presidentbecomes President
The new President (old VP) The new President (old VP) picks the new Vice Presidentpicks the new Vice President
2626thth Amendment Amendment
Lowered the voting age to 18Lowered the voting age to 18
2727thth Amendment Amendment
When Congress votes to When Congress votes to increase salaries, it will start increase salaries, it will start at the beginning of the next at the beginning of the next termterm