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Amendment 11 | Lawsuits brought against a state must be tried in STATE court 1795 |
Amendment 12 | Modified how the president and vice president get elected 1804 |
Amendment 13 | Abolition of Slavery 1865 |
Amendment 14 | Establishes equal protection under the law, citizenship |
Amendment 15 | Right to vote for African Americans 1870 |
Amendment 16 | Authorized income tax 1913 |
Amendment 17 | Changed how senators were elected - gave the power to people of each state 1913 |
Amendment 18 | Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages 1919 |
Amendment 19 | Women's Suffrage (right to vote) 1920 |
Amendment 20 | Set terms of office, provided for "lame duck" sessions, and laid out the succession of the pres. and vice pres. 1933 |
Amendment 21 | Repealed Amendment 18 - alcoholic beverages were allowed again 1933 |
Amendment 22 | Limit on presidential terms 1951 |
Amendment 23 | Established voting rights for people living in DC 1961 |
Amendment 24 | Abolished poll taxes 1964 |
Amendment 25 | Sets out requirements to fill presidential and vice presidential offices 1967 |
Amendment 26 | Reduces minimum age to vote to 18 1971 |
Amendment 27 | Restraints on the salaries of Congress 1992 |