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An individual can not sue a state. Basically The Judicial power of the United states cannot be sued by a person from a different state. The amendment was passed because the Supreme Court made the decision during Chisholm versus Georgia in 1793. In that case, the Supreme Court had states did not enjoy sovereign immunity from acquisitions made by citizens of other states in federal court, Which formed this law.
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The amendment is to have separate ballots from the president and vice president. The amendment was proposed in 1803 but passed in 1804 the reason for this was because Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received tie votes in the electoral collage, throwing the selection of President into the House of Representatives. The significance of the Twelfth Amendment is because it allows smaller states to have equal influence in the Electoral College
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This amendment abolished slavery, Congress passed the 13th Amendment, banning slavery in America. It was an achievement that abolitionists had spent decades fighting for
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This amendment provided all citizens with equal protection under the laws, including all enslaved people.
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This amendment allowed black people the right to vote, this was important because it allowed them to join political races and gave everyone there civil rights.
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the Congress basically got all power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source needed, this gives the government money to put in our schools, jobs, safety, etc.
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This amendment is a change to the Constitution In 1913, the 17th Amendment gave people the right to vote for their senators instead of the state legislature
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The 18th Amendment made the production, transport, and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal, This was a good thing because it kept everyone sober it it didn't last long as the amendment ended in 1920
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Its the right of citizens of the United States to vote and not to be denied by the United States or by any state on account of there sexuality
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that sets the dates at which federal government elected offices end. In also defines who is the president if the president dies.
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This amendment made it so making alcohol would be illegal in the united states or and individual states also including selling the alcohol as well.
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The amendment prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again. So you cant be a president over 8 years.
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The 23rd amendment gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College so you get to vote for the electoral representatives.
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Basically congress cant vote for the poll tax since they're the ones taxing.
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This says that if the President becomes unable to do his job, the Vice President becomes the President, this was formed during Gerald fords residency.
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the 26th amendment granted the right to vote to American citizens aged eighteen or older
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teh law prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for representatives.
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