Week 33 Notes

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Week 33Notes

• Amendments 11-27
• Name________________________
• Period_______________________
• Date_________________________
• Mr. Furman

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11th and 12th Amendments

• 11th Amendment- 1798- A person from one state
  cant sue the government of another state in
  Federal court. However, you can sue your own
  state government in a state court.
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• 12th Amendment- 1804- Changed the way the
  Electoral College votes for President. Each
  elector votes for one person to be President and
  another to be Vice President. Before this
  Amendment each elector voted for two candidates.
  

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Civil War Amendments

• 13th Amendment (1865)- Ended slavery in the
  United States.
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• 14th Amendment (1868)- Gave citizenship to all
  of the former slaves. It also guarantees all
  citizens equal protection under the law.
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• 15th Amendment(1870)- Gave former male slaves
  the right to vote, and the right to vote cant be
  denied because of race, skin color, or previous
  condition of servitude.
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16th and 17th Amendments

• 16th Amendment- (1913)- The Federal government is
  allowed to collect an income tax.
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• 17TH Amendment- (1913)- Made senators elected
  directly by the people of their state. Before
  this amendment a states senators were chosen by
  their state legislature.

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Prohibition Amendments

• After emerging victorious from WWI (1917-1918)
  Americas confidence was high. The United States
  entered a period of time known as the Roaring 20s
  or Jazz Age. Many Americans wanted to forget
  about the terrible war in Europe and just focus
  on the United States. President Warren G.
  Harding who was elected in 1920, encouraged the
  United Sates to return to normalcy after the war.
  Americas economy was very strong and many
  people wanted to just have fun. However, not
  everyone felt this way. Some people thought
  America was entering a period of moral decline,
  and believed that the root of all the countrys
  social problems could be credited to the drinking
  of alcohol.
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• 18th Amendment- (1919)- It is illegal to make,
  sell, or distribute alcohol.
• This led to many problems, such as the growth
  of organized crime.
• 21st Amendment- (1933)- Repealed the 18th
  amendment. Alcohol was again legal in the United
  States.

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19th and 20th Amendments

• 19th Amendment (1920)- Gave women the right to
  vote.
•  20TH Amendment- (1933)- Established January 20th
  as the day when a new President and Vice
  President take office. That the Congress must
  start each year on January 3rd. Established what
  happens if a President-Elect dies or is not
  qualified to take office

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22nd and 23rd Amendments

• 22ND Amendment- (1951)- A President can only
  serve 2 terms in office.
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• 23RD- Amendment- (1961)- Gave Washington DC 3
  presidential electors.

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24th and 25th Amendments

• 24th Amendment- (1964)- Outlawed poll taxes in
  voting during federal elections. It also gave
  Congress the power to pass laws in the future to
  enforce voting rights established under the 15th
  amendment.
• 25TH Amendment- (1967)- Established that if the
  President dies in office the Vice President
  becomes President.

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26th and 27th Amendments

• 26TH Amendment- (1971)- Lowered the voting age to
  18.
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• 27TH Amendment- (1992)- If Congress votes for a
  pay raise it does not go into effect until the
  next congressional election.
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