Amendments to the U.S. Constitution (11-27) Guided Notes
11th Amendment – 1795
- amendment created after the original ten ()
- Came after the decision in the court case
- Immunity of states from lawsuits by citizens & foreigners not living within the .
- You cannot sue another state without their consent
12th Amendment – 1804
- Changed how Presidents
- Prior to the twelfth amendment Presidents and Vice Presidents were voted for , which could and did result in President’s and Vice President's being from
Parties.
- Ensured that the president and vice president were voted on from the other, making sure both positions went to candidates from the same party
13th Amendment – 1865
- Came after the end of the
- Abolished ( ) Slavery
- Allows congress to create proper legislation to enforce the abolishment of slavery
- Considered the first of three
14th Amendment – 1868
- Proposed in response to issues related to former slaves
- Citizenship is given to born in the United States.
- protection under the law
- Eliminated Compromise
- Second of Three reconstruction amendments
15th Amendment – 1870
- The government cannot the right to vote to citizens based on , , or servitude.
- Proposed by
- Would not be fully imposed until the .
- Third of three reconstruction amendments
16th Amendment – 1913
- Gave the federal government the right to an
- An income tax was authorized in 1894 and then found . In response to the verdict given by the Supreme Court, Congress created this amendment
- Required by those whohave earned any throughout the previousyear
- Taxes are due on each year
17th Amendment – 1913
- Direct of Senators
- People in the would the Senators instead of them being appointed by the state legislatures like they had originally been under the original text in the Constitution
- Considered a progressive amendment
- The Framers to the Constitution originally wanted state legislatures to elect senators so that state governments could play a role in the federal government.
- This hadled to many corrupt senators being chosen to represent states in the U.S. Congress
18th Amendment – 1919
- Came to be based on the Progressive Era and because many states in the U.S. had already enacted statewide prohibition
- – no, , or alcohol. Though consuming or private possession was not mentioned
- considered a progressive amendment
- Due to this amendment the increased significantly.
19th Amendment – 1920
- The government cannot deny the based on
- Originally drafted in 1878and was sought to be included in the reconstruction amendments
- Created in response to
- In 1922 the Lesser v. Garnett Supreme Court case, the 19th amendment was
- Considered a
24th Amendment – 1964
Poll taxes are
Poll taxes started appearing after the Reconstruction Amendments to certain groups of people from
26th Amendment – 1971
state or the federal government from setting a voting age higher than
18 years old can vote!
Created in response to against the Vietnam War
Amendments – 12th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, & 25th - Presidential Amendments
20th Amendment – 1933
Moved the Presidential inauguration from to
Moved the terms of Congress from March 4 to January 3
It also stated what to do when there is no
22nd Amendment – 1951
Presidents can only be elected to terms of office.
A two term was set by George Washington and was followed until Franklin Roosevelt
After Roosevelt’s fourth term ended in 1944 support started gathering for an amendment that would the President’s term
23rd Amendment – 1961
Washington, D.C. is given votes in the
Washington, D.C. is able to for the
The first presidential election in which it was in effect was
25th Amendment – 1967
Establishes to the Presidency and what to do with the vacancy of the Vice President
If the President dies, the takes over.
Article II in the Constitution does not specifically state whether the Vice President becomes President
Then he/she gets to a new Vice President.
Majority of have to confirm the selection
Amendments – 16th, 17th, & 18th- Progressive Amendments – Purification of the government and eliminating corruption from the government
21st Amendment – 1933
the 18th Amendment
amendment to repeal a amendment
alcohol
27th Amendment – 1992
No law can or the salary of members of Congress from taking effect until the start of the next term
Congress can give itself a, but it won’t take effect until a new Congress starts.
New one every years.