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The Bill of Rights was the first ten amendments, promised to the anti-federalists by the federalists. -
The 11th amendment limits people in one state from suing another state. -
The 13th amendment banned slavery and forced labor unless as punishment for people in prison. -
The 14th amendment gives citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US and gives everybody fair and equal protection. -
The 15th amendment gave all men the right to vote regardless of race. -
The 16th amendment gave the government the ability to collect income taxes without having to determine it by population. -
The 18th amendment banned alcohol in the US -
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. -
The 20th amendment moved the inauguration to January 20th so the president who didn't get voted (lame duck) had less time in office knowing he was getting kicked out. -
The 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment which banned alcohol. -
The 22nd amendment limited presidents to a maximum two term limit. -
The Vietnam War influenced the 26th amendment because if you are old enough to fight for your country you should be old enough to vote too.
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The 23rd amendment gave people in Washington DC the right to vote. -
The 25th amendment listed the successors to the presidency if the president died. -
The 26th amendment lowered the voting age to 18 years old.