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The 11th Amendment puts cases where a person who is suing another state not under Federal law. It would not be in the Federal jurisdiction.
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Thomas Jefferson ran with Aaron Burr and they both received the same amount of votes, but there wasn't a clarification on who was President and who was Vice president, so they ran against each other and Jefferson won the presidency and this brought up the 12th Amendment.
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The 12th Amendment created 2 ballots being cast, one for President and one for Vice President.
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The Battle of New Orleans affected many Amendments and the lasting impact was that the U.S. covered more ground and forced the British out.
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The Civil War was a war fought between the North and South. The South seceded and formed the Confederacy. This event influenced the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
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The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. There was also a punishment for this.
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The 14th Amendment defines citizenship. It says that everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen, get rid of the 3/5th's clause, prevents former Confederates from serving in the Federal Government or voting in elections, and no debts are owed to the Confederacy.
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The 15th Amendment prevents states from discriminating against anyone based on race, color, or if they were a former slave. But it does not say everyone can vote, there were still poll taxes and literacy tests.
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The 16th Amendment came in conclusion of the court's decision of Pollock v. Farmers trial. The Supreme Court ruled 5-to-4 to deny the income tax imposed because it was an unapportioned direct tax.
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The 16th Amendment allowed the Government to put a tax on income.
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The 17th Amendment changed the way Senators are elected. Originally they were elected by state legislatures but the 17th Amendment changed it so that the people themselves can vote for Senators.
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WW1 affected the 26th Amendment and others too, but the war was very influential on people.
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The Treaty of Versailles affected many people, it was the end to most, but not all, the 18th Amendment was impacted by the war and people were very angry about it.
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The 18th Amendment banned the production, transportation, and sale of alcohol. It didn't ban the consumption though.
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The 19th Amendment granted women 21 years of age or older, the right to vote. It prevented the states from turning anyone away at the polls because of their sex.
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The Prohibition influenced the 18th and the 21st Amendment, the Prohibition started because the ban of alcohol, and it ended when the 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment. It was a time period where people were enraged that they couldn't buy or produce alcohol.
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The 20th Amendment changed the date of inauguration for the incoming President. It was changed from March to January.
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The 21st Amendment was created because Congress admits that they were wrong. This repealed the 18th amendment but it still allowed the states to regulate the alcohol laws.
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The 22nd Amendment limited the amount of time a President can serve. It states that he/she can serve 2 full terms or 10 years at most.
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The Cold War also had an effect on the 26th Amendment and it pushed people to fight for this amendment.
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The Vietnam war influenced the 26th Amendment because while people were fighting others were enraged that if they had to fight in the war at the age of 18 they should be able to vote in elections at the age of 18.
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The 23rd Amendment gave the citizens of Washington D.C. the right to vote. The Capital is not a state so before this amendment they couldn't vote.
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The Civil Rights March impacted the 24th Amendment, it brought people together to fight against the discrimination going on.
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The 24th Amendment prohibits poll taxes being used to prohibit people from voting. The states can make their own laws on this and some still have the poll taxes but most states have gotten rid of it.
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The 25th Amendment does a few things, first it explains what happens if a President is removed from office. The second is that is established the line of succession after the President is removed.
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The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age for all U.S. citizens to the age of 18.
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The 27th Amendment states that salaries of Congressmen cannot be increased until they are re elected.
