AMENDMENTS 11-19
Mar 27, 2015
AMENDMENTS 11-19
AMENDMENTS 11 (1798)
• INDIVIDUALS CANNOT SUE A STATE IN FEDERAL COURT
AMENDMENT 12 (1804)1. The ELECTORAL
COLLEGE SHALL MEET IN THE SENATE AND VOTE
2. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTING FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT WILL BE ON A SEPARATE BALLOT.
MORE AMENDMENT 12 (1804)
3. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SHALL SIGN AND SEND THEIR BALLOTS TO THE V.PRESIDENT WHO SHALL COUNT THE BALLOTS IN FRONT OF BOTH HOUSES.
4. IF THERE IS NO MAJORITY THEN THE HOUSE WILL ELECT THE PRESIDENT
AMENDMENTS 13(1865)
SLAVERY IS PROHIBITED! (AMENDS ARTICLE 1 SECTION 2 CLAUSE 3, A:1 S:9 C:1, A:4 S:2 C:3)
AMENDMENT 14 (1868)1. AMENDS BILL OF RIGHTS
SO THAT RIGHTS APPLY TO STATES NOT JUST FEDERAL ACTIONS
2. ALL PERSONS BORN IN THE U.S.A. ARE CITIZENS OF THE U.S.A.
3. NO STATE SHALL ENFORCE A LAW THAT WILL TAKE AWAY RIGHT OF THE CITIZENS
MORE AMENDMENTS 144. NO STATE SHALL
DEPRIVE ANY PERSON OF LIFE, LIBERTY, PROPERTY, WITHOUT DUE PROCESS
5. NO STATE SHALL DENY TO ANY PERSON WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS
6. ALL PEOPLE WILL BE COUNTED, NO ONE WHO WAS IN REBELLION AGAINST THE U.S. CAN HOLD OFFICE
AMENDMENTS 15 (1870)
THE RIGHT TO VOTE IS
EXTENDED TO AFRICAN
AMERICANS REGUARDLESS
OF FORMER SERVITUDE
• CONGRESS CAN TAX INCOME FROM ANY SOURCES
(Amends Article 1 Section 2 Clause 3 and Article 1 Section 9 Clause 4)
AMENDMENT 16 (1913)
AMENDMENT 17 (1913)
• U.S. SENATORS WILL BE
ELECTED BY THE VOTERS OF THE
STATE THEY WILL REPRESENT
AMENDMENT 18
THE MAKING, SALE OR TRASPORTING
OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IS PROHIBITED
(OUTLAWED AND ILLEGAL)
AMENDMENT 19 (1920)
THE RIGHT TO VOTE IS
EXTENDED TO WOMEN