Amendments 11 th — 27 th Added to

Amendments 11 th - 27 th Added to the Constitution from 1791 - 1992

11 th Amendment § 1795 § Immunity of States from certain lawsuits § Prohibits federal courts from hearing cases in which a state is sued by individuals from another state or country § No state may be sued by a resident of another state § Does not include matters of federal law

12 th Amendment § 1804 § Separates electoral voting for President and Vice -President. § The Vice-President is no longer the second highest vote getter § President and Vice President are united on one ticket § President and Vice President must be from different states

13 th Amendment § 1865 § Forbids slavery in the United States § 1 st of the Civil War Amendments § Makes slavery and involuntary servitude illegal

14 th Amendment § § 1868 The Second Civil War Amendment The Magnificent Fourteenth A Civil Rights Amendment § No State shall deprive any person of life. Liberty or property without due process of law, nor deny equal protection of the law. § Due Process of the Law Clause - government must act fairly and follow all the rules

15 th Amendment § 1870 § The third Civil War Amendment § No denial of vote because of race, color, or previous enslavement § Did not include women

16 th Amendment § February 3, 1913 § Power of Congress to tax incomes § Congress has the right to set up an income tax

17 th Amendment § April 8, 1913 § Popular election of U. S. Senators § U. S. Senators are elected directly by voters in each state. § Use to be elected by state legislatures

18 th Amendment § 1919 § Prohibition of alcohol § Outlawed the making, selling, consumption, transporting, importing, or exporting alcoholic beverages in the United States § Repealed by the 21 st Amendment.

19 th Amendment § 1920 § Equal suffrage (right to vote) § No person can be denied the right to vote in any election in the United States on account of his her gender. § Guaranteed the right to vote to women

20 th Amendment § 1933 § The President takes office on January 20 th instead of March 4 th § Congress’ term begins January 3 rd instead of the 1 st Monday in December § Sometimes referred to as the Lame Duck Amendment (period of time in office after being defeated) § Changed the dates for the start of Presidential and Congressional terms

21 st Amendment § 1933 § Repealed the 18 th Amendment (Prohibition) § The sale, transportation, consumption of alcohol beverages now legal § The sale, transportation, consumption of alcohol beverages is controlled by the states.

22 nd Amendment § 1951: Limit on Presidential term § Two term limit for President - traditional amount of time since George Washington § The tradition was broken by Franklin Roosevelt – 4 terms § No President can be elected to Presidency for more than 2 terms or maximum of 10 years.

23 rd Amendment § 1961 – Gives electors to the District of Columbia § People living in Washington, D. C. may vote in presidential and vice presidential elections § D. C. has three presidential electors - equal to the least number given to the smallest states

24 th Amendment § 1964 § Ban of tax payment as voter qualification. § No Poll taxes, tests etc.

25 th Amendment § 1967 § Presidential Succession - who comes next? - VP § Vice Presidency vacancy - President can appoint new VP, confirmed by Senate § Presidential disability - cabinet and VP notifies Congress, VP becomes “acting Pres” § What happens if both Pres and VP are not available?

§ Presidential Succession 2016 § § § § § 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vice President Speaker of the House President pro tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Joe Biden Paul Ryan - R Orrin Hatch - R John Kerry Jack Lew Ash Carter Loretta Lynch Sally. Jewell - no Tom Vilsack Penny Pritzker

§ 11 Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez § 12 Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell § 13 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro § 14 Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx § 15 Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz § 16 Secretary of Education John King § 17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob Mc. Donald-R § 18 Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson

26 th Amendment § 1971 § Changes the minimum age to vote from 21 to 18 years of age. § Old enough to be drafted into the military, should be old enough to vote.

27 th Amendment § 1992: Congressional Pay § If Congress votes themselves a raise, they are unable to collect it until after their next election. § Gives the voters a chance to vote them out of office.