20th Century Amendments

Amendment 16: ______Tax (1913)

  • gave Congress the power to ______an income tax.

Amendment 17: Election of Senators (1913)

  • Changed the election of senators, from the ______legislatures, to ______election by the people of the state they represent.
  • Gave governors the power to ______senators, when there is a vacancy mid-term.

Amendment 18: Prohibition of ______(1919)

  • Banned the manufacturing, sale, or transportation of ______liquors within the United States
  • Also banned the importation and exportation of liquor to or from the United States
  • Is the only amendment ever to be ______.

Amendment 19: Women’s Right to Vote (1920)

  • Gave women the right to vote in both ______and ______elections.

Amendment 20: Lame ______Amendment

  • Deals with “lame ducks” – presidents and members of Congress waiting to leave office after elections have been held or they have announced their ______.
  • This amendment ______the waiting time between elections and when people took office.
  • Congress now begins meeting at noon on the 3rd day of______.
  • The President and Vice President take office on January ______.
  • If a President-elect dies before his term begins the Vice-President-elect becomes the President

Amendment 21: Repeal of Prohibition (1933)

  • Repealed the ______amendment and the ban on alcohol in the United States.

Amendment 22: Limit on the Number of Presidential Terms (1951)

  • Limits the number of full terms a president can serve to______.
  • If a Vice-President becomes president with ______than two years remaining in that term, they may run for two more full terms.
  • If a Vice-President becomes president with ______than two years remaining in that term, they may run for only one more term.

Amendment 23: Electors for the District of Columbia (1963)

  • Allowed the District of Columbia to participate in electing the ______.
  • gave the District of Columbia the same number of electors in the electoral college as the ______populous state.

Amendment 24: ______Taxes (1964)

  • Prohibited states from requiring citizens to pay to vote in federal elections.

Amendment 25: Presidential Disability and Succession (1967)

  • If for any reason the President declares himself or herself unable to perform his or her duties, then the Vice-President becomes acting President.
  • When the president feels that they can ______their duties and the Vice President and a majority of Congress approves they may return to duty.

Amendment 26: Voting Rights for 18 year olds (1971)

  • Lowered the minimum voting age to 18.

Amendment 27: Restraint on Congressional Salaries (1992)

  • This amendment was originally proposed in 1789 as part of the Bill of Rights. It was not ratified until______.
  • Any pay increase for Congress would not take affect until

the next Congressional session.