11-27 Amendments

11th Amendment

Protects states from lawsuits filed by citizens of other states or foreign nations in federal court.

12th Amendment

Requires electors to cast separate ballots for President and Vice President.

13th Amendment

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

14th Amendment

Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US and guarantees due process and equal protection of the laws.

15th Amendment

Prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

16th Amendment

Grants Congress the power to collect an income tax without apportioning it among the states.

17th Amendment

Establishes the direct popular election of United States senators by the voters of each state.

18th Amendment

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors nationwide.

19th Amendment

Prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote on account of sex.

20th Amendment

Sets the start dates for presidential and congressional terms to January, shortening the lame-duck period.

21st Amendment

Repeals the 18th Amendment, ending national prohibition of alcohol.

22nd Amendment

Limits an individual to serving no more than two terms as President.

23rd Amendment

Grants electoral votes to the District of Columbia for presidential elections.

24th Amendment

Prohibits poll taxes as a condition for voting in federal elections.

25th Amendment

Establishes procedures for presidential succession, vice presidential vacancies, and presidential disability.

26th Amendment

Lowers the national voting age to 18 years old in all elections.

27th Amendment

Delays any change in congressional compensation from taking effect until after an election of Representatives.