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- Repealed the ______amendment and the ban on alcohol in the United States.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