Amendments 11 - 27 Flashcards
What amendment is the only one to repeal another amendment?
21st Amendment
Which amendment is about states not suing other states?
11th Amendment
Which amendment limits the President to two terms?
22nd Amendment
What does the direct election of senators mean?
Before the 17th Amendment, the U.S. senators were chosen by the state legislatures. But with the 17th Amendment, the people of the state vote for their U.S. senators
With the 20th Amendment, what day does the U.S. President now get sworn into office and begin being president?
January 20th
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What does the 17th Amendment do?
Direct election of Senators
Which Amendment outlawed alcohol?
18th Amendment
What amendment changed the date for when the president took office after an election?
20th Amendment
What is a poll tax?
Making someone pay a tax in order to vote
Before the 23rd Amendment, what couldn’t the people of Washington D.C. do?
Vote for president
What did the 21st Amendment do?
Repealed the 18th Amendment so that people could make and drink alcohol again
Which Amendment is about what happens if the president dies or is not physically or mentally able to be president?
25th Amendment
Which amendment outlawed slavery?
13th Amendment
What did the 23rd Amendment do?
Gave Washington, D.C. 3 electoral college votes
What does the 15th Amendment do?
Guarantees right to vote no matter your race
Which Amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
26th Amendment
Before the 22nd amendment, how many terms could the President serve?
As many as he was elected to (FDR was elected president 4 times)
Which amendment said that all people born in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S.?
14th Amendment
Which amendment outlawed poll taxes?
24th Amendment
Which amendment has a due process clause for the states?
14th Amendment
What does the 16th Amendment make legal?
Income Taxes
What does the 27th Amendment do?
Requires that any salary increase that Congress passes for itself will not go into effect until after an election
What does the 12th Amendment do?
The President and Vice President are on separate ballots when the Electoral College votes
What word means the right to vote?
Suffrage
