| A | B |
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| 11th Amendment | A lawsuit brought by a citizen of the U.S. or a foreign nation against a state must be tried in a state court, not a federal court |
| 12th Amendment | In electing the Pres. and V.P. the electors cast separate votes for each office |
| 13th Amendment | Slavery banned |
| 14th Amendment | Cannot keep people from their rights, citizenship defined, citizenship granted to former slaves |
| 15th Amendement | African Americans males given the right to vote. Congress has power to enforce this |
| 16th Amendment | Established power to collect income tax |
| 17th Amendment | People have direct election of Senators |
| 18th Amendment | The use of alcohol was prohibited |
| 19th Amendment | Women given the right to vote--suffrage |
| 20th Amendment | Shortened time between election and inauguration to January 20th at noon(“lame duck” period) |
| 21st Amendment | Repeal on prohibition of alcohol |
| 22nd Amendment | Limit of presidential terms to 2 four-year terms |
| 23rd Amendment | D.C. gets 3 electoral votes, but no rep. in Congress |
| 24th Amendment | Abolition of poll tax (used to keep poor citizens from voting) |
| 25th Amendment | Presidential disability and succession if the President or Vice President resign |
| 26th Amendment | 18-year olds given the right to vote (was 21) |
| 27th Amendment | Any Congressional salary increases will take place in the next session |
