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This amendment was passed so that citizens would know that their cases involving suing other states would not fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government.
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This amendment states that voters must cast one vote for a president and one for a vice president. Also, you have to be eligible to run for president if you plan an running for vice president.
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This amendment informed citizens that slavery or involuntary servitude was now illegal except in the case that it was used as a punishment for a crime that was committed.
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This amendment stated that all people born or naturalized in the United States are citizens. The 3/5th clause was no longer in effect. It also
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This amendment made it a law that states are not allowed to prevent anyone, of any ethnicity or color, from voting. Some states got around this through the use of poll taxes and literacy tests.
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This amendment allowed for the federal government to impose an income tax on citizens.
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This amendment changed the process of electing senators so that they would be elected by the people instead of the state legislature.
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This amendment banned the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcohol even though consumption was still legal.
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This amendment gave women the right to vote, which could not be denied by states or the federal government.
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This amendment changed the date of the presidential inauguration from March to January. It also states that the vice president would assume the duties of the president if they were to die before the inauguration.
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This amendment repeals the 18th amendment after Congress realized that prohibition was not a good idea.
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This amendment prevented presidents from serving more than 2 full terms or 10 years.
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This amendment gives the residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College.
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This amendment prevented states from using a poll tax to prevent people from voting in elections.
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This amendment states that if the president were to be removed from office, resign, or die, the vice president would become president.
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This amendment changed the legal voting age from 21 to 18 for U.S. citizens.
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This amendment says that the congressmen cannot give themselves a raise until they vote on it at the next congressional session.
