11-27 Flashcards
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The 12th Amendment redefines how the President and Vice-President are chosen by the Electoral College, making the two positions cooperative, rather than first and second highest vote-getters. It also ensures that anyone who becomes Vice-President must be eligible to become President.
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The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
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The 14th Amendment ensured that all citizens of all states had not only rights on the federal level, but on the state level, too. It removed the three-fifths counting of slaves in the census. It ensured that the United States would not pay the debts of rebellious states.
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The 15th Amendment ensures that race cannot be used as criteria for voting.
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The 16th Amendment authorizes the United States to collect income tax without regard to the population of the states.
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The 17th Amendment shifted the choosing of Senators from the state legislatures to the people of the states.
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The 18th Amendment abolished the sale or manufacture of alcohol in the United States. This amendment was later repealed (taken back/erased).
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The 19th Amendment ensures that gender cannot be used as criteria for voting. Simply said: women can now vote.
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The 20th Amendment set new start dates for the terms of the Congress and the President, and clarifies how the deaths of Presidents before swearing-in would be handled.
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The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.
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The 22nd Amendment sets a limit on the number of times a President could be elected - two four-year terms.
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The 23rd Amendment grants the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) the right to three electors in Presidential elections.
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The 24th Amendment ensured that no tax could be charged to vote for any federal office.
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The 25th Amendment clarifies even further the line of succession to the Presidency, and establishes rules for a President who becomes unable to perform his duties while in office.
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The 26th Amendment guarantees that any person 18 or over may vote.
