USHH Constitution Test Amendments/People/Numbers/Vocab

Lawsuits Against States

protects the states from lawsuits filed by citizens of other states or countries

Amendment 11

Choosing the Executive

requires separate ballots for the offices of president and vice president

Amendment 12

Abolishing Slavery

banned slavery throughout the United States (1865)

Amendment 13

Equal Protection of The Laws

defines citizenship and citizens' rights (1868) and prevents states from interfering in the rights of citizens of the United States
1) full citizenship to African Americans
2) no state could take away a citizen's "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"
3) every citizen within a state equal protection under the laws
= granted citizenship to all people born in the US (except for Native Americans)

Amendment 14

Suffrage for Black Men

prohibits national and state governments from denying the vote based on race (1870)
-gave African American men the right to vote

Amendment 15

Income Taxes

allows Congress to tax incomes

Amendment 16

Direct Election of Senators

establishes the direct election of US Senators (1913)
-strengthened the principle of direct representation by making senators answerable to the voters and not to other politicians

Amendment 17

Prohibition

bans the making, selling, and shipping of alcoholic beverages

Amendment 18

Women’s Suffrage

gave women the right to vote (1920)

Amendment 19

Lame Ducks

changes the date for starting a new congressional term and inaugurating a new president

Amendment 20

Repealing Prohibition

repeals Amendment 18

Amendment 21

Presidential Term Limits

limits terms a president can serve to two

Amendment 22

Electoral Votes for DC

gave citizens living in the District of Columbia the right to vote for president and vice president (1961)

Amendment 23

Banning The Poll Tax

bans poll taxes
-bans the use of poll taxes as requirements for voting in national elections (1964)
-1966, Supreme Court outlawed poll taxes in state elections

poll tax : a tax a person had to pay to register to vote

Amendment 24

Presidential Succession and Disability

establishes procedures for presidential succession

Amendment 25

Suffrage for Young People

gives 18 year olds the right to vote in federal and state elections (1971) bc of how 18 year olds fought in the Vietnam War

Amendment 26

Limits Congressional Pay Raises

limits the ability of Congress to increase its pay

Amendment 27

President of the US

Joe Biden

Vice President of the US

Kamala Harris

MA State Senators

Ed Markey

Elizabeth Warren

US Rep for MA’s 3rd District

Lori Trahan

Chief Justice

John Roberts

President Pro Tempore

Patty Murray

Senate Majority Leader

Chuck Schumer

H of R Minority Leader

Hakeem Jeffries

Gov of MA

Maura Healey

US Secretary of State

Anthony Blinken

Speaker of the House

Mike Johnson

Senate Minority Leader

Mitch McConnell

H of R Majority Leader

Steve Scalise