Constitution

Amendments to the Constitution

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    Amendments to the Constitution

    All the Amendments to the Constitution.
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    The forst ten amendments outlined the basic human rights that the government could not take away.
  • 11th Amendment

    11th Amendment

    Makes states immune to lawsuits by non-residents.
  • 12th Amendment

    12th Amendment

    Revises Presidential election procedures.
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    Abolished slavery.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    Defines citizenship and deals with post Civil war issues.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    Gives all races equal voting rights.
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    Established Income tax.
  • 17th Amendment

    17th Amendment

    Established the direct election of Senators by popular vote.
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment

    Prohibited Alcohol.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    Gave women the right to vote
  • 20th Amendment

    20th Amendment

    Changed the dates for the terms of the Vice President and Senators and Representatives.
  • 21st Amendment

    21st Amendment

    Repeals the 18th Amendment
  • 22nd Amendment

    22nd Amendment

    Limits the times a person can be elected president to two.
  • 23rd Amendment

    23rd Amendment

    Gave Washington D.C. votes in the electoral college.
  • 24th Amendment

    24th Amendment

    Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the poll tax.
  • 25th Amendment

    25th Amendment

    Says what to do if the Vice President dies, and responds to presidential disabilities.
  • 26th Amendment

    26th Amendment

    Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age
  • 27th Amendment

    27th Amendment

    Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.