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Bill Of Rights
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Ammendments
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11th Ammendment
Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. -
12th Ammendment
Revises presidential election procedures -
13th Ammendment
Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. -
14th Ammendment
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues. -
15th Ammendment
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
16th Ammendment
Allows the federal government to collect income tax. -
17th Ammendment
Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. -
18th Ammendment
Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States. -
19th Ammendment
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex. -
20th Ammendment
Changes the date on which the terms of the President and Vice President (January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin. -
21st Ammendment
Repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibits the transportation or importation into the United States of alcohol for delivery or use in violation of applicable laws. -
22nd Ammendment
Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once. -
23rd Ammendment
Grants the District of Columbia electors (the number of electors being equal to the least populous state) in the Electoral College. -
24th Ammendment
Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax. -
25th Ammendment
Addresses succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities. -
26th Ammendment
Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age. -
27th Ammendment
Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.