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If there is a lawsuit against the state it prevents the federal court from hearing it. State courts also don't have to here a lawsuit against the state if on federal level.
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The election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, his vice-presidential, had the same amount of votes. The House of Representatives then had to break the tie and this was the first crisis of the new federal republic. To fix this, there is now the electoral college to go vote for that state and cast independent votes for President and Vice-President.
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There is now different voting for the Vice President and President by the electoral college. Then the Senate chooses between the two with the most electoral votes.
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The Emancipation Proclamation from Abraham Lincoln did not entirely end slavery and he knew there would be an amendment needed. The civil war also helped abolish slavery because the Southern states that wanted it to stay, lost.
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This abolished slavery in the United States and involuntary labor. Although it was allowed as a way of punishment if there was a crime committed.
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No state can make up or force any law on a U.S citizen, cannot hold life, liberty or property without due process and all states all to give equal rights to any person within its property.
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After the Civil War, many southern states were making up laws so black people were still getting treated really poorly. They didn't care about their civil rights.
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All U.S. citizens have the right to vote and cannot be denied that right because of their race, color or previous working conditions.
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After the American Civil War and the abolishment of slavery, the republican congress made changes across the south. The confederate states were rejoined with the Union and controlled by the Republican party.
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The federal government can collect an income tax from all Americans.
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This gave people the right to vote for their senators and if the spot is not filled then the governor can pick a new senator.
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This amendment was known as the prohibition amendment which means there was a ban on selling and transporting alcoholic liquors. It was then lifted in 1933 by the 21st amendment.
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People that when someone was acting out in violence, it was because of the consumption of alcohol. Another event was World War 1 because the land was being used to make alcohol instead of being used to make food for the troopers fighting.
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No U.S. citizen can be denied the right to vote because of their gender.
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The first event was the Women Rights Activist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott that started the Seneca Falls convention. Then Wyoming territory allowed women 21 years or older to vote. Then NWSA and AWSA joined to be the National American Woman Suffrage Association. President Woodrow Wilson even said he supported women voting in his speech to the U.S. Senate.
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This limits the presidential transition and lets the President and congress members finish their term after an election.
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This repealed the 18th amendment. Alcohol is now legal to sell, transport and drink. Many states had banned alcohol within their borders.
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After the Great Depression, it was believed that not having the bars open then they weren't supplying jobs to people. It was then proved that alcohol wasn't the cause of violent acts and having the ban on alcohol made more criminals. The bootleggers were making more and more despite the prohibition.
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No one can be President twice and no one who has been or acted like the President can be elected as President more than once.
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After the death of FDR, the people started to realize having someone in charge for more than eight years wasn't good for the country. Also U.S. lawmakers wanted terms so there was an abuse of powers.
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The U.S. citizens in the district of Columbia are allowed to vote for presidential electors, who then vote in the electoral college for president and vice president.
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The requirement for poll taxes in federal elections got banned.
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The President nominates someone anytime there is an open spot for Vice President and if majority of both houses of congress agree then that person becomes Vice President.
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The federal government and states can't use someones age as of 18 and older to say they can not vote.
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After the Vietnam War people were becoming upset because they said if they are able to go fight for this country then why can't they vote for who is leading their country.
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Denies any law that increases or decreases the pay of member of congress until the start of the representatives next terms of office.
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Legislatures are more careful about the pay if they have no personal ties in the vote.
