Amendments 11-27

12th Amendment

Addition of the Electoral College

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery in the United States.

14th Amendment

Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves.

15th Amendment

Prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race or color.

16th Amendment

Allowed the federal government to impose an income tax.

17th Amendment

Established the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote, replaced the previous method of selection by state legislatures.

18th Amendment

Prohibition

19th Amendment

Granted women the right to vote in the United States.

20th Amendment

Also known as the "Lame Duck Amendment," it shortened the time between elections and the inauguration of the President and Congress, moving the start date from March 4 to January 20.

21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition.

22nd Amendment

Limited the President to two terms in office.

23rd Amendment

Granted Washington, D.C. electors in the Electoral College for Presidential elections.

24th Amendment

Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.

25th Amendment

Established procedures for presidential succession and disability. - JFK

26th Amendment

Granted the right to vote to citizens who are 18 years of age or older.

27th Amendment

Prohibits Congress from granting itself pay raises without a delay until the next election.