amendments 11-27

Question 0

twelfth amendment

Answer 0

sets the procedure for electing the president and the vice president of the united states

Question 1

eleventh amendment

Answer 1

a state can not be sued by another state or another foreign nation

Question 2

thirteenth amendment

Answer 2

abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude

Question 3

fourteenth amendment

Answer 3

nationalizes citizenship standards and applies the due-process clause to the states, as well as establishes the equal protection clause

Question 4

fifteenth amendment

Answer 4

prohibits denial of right to vote based on race or past servitude

Question 5

sixteenth amendment

Answer 5

gives congress the power to levy an income tax

Question 6

seventeenth amendment

Answer 6

requires the direct election of senators and outlines the standards for senatorship

Question 7

eighteenth amendment

Answer 7

bans manufacturing and consumption of intoxicating beverages

Question 8

nineteenth amendment

Answer 8

allows women to vote

Question 9

twentieth amendment

Answer 9

changes the dates that presidency, vice presidency, and membership of the house and senate begin

Question 10

twenty-first amendment

Answer 10

repeals the 18th amendment (no alcohol)

Question 11

twenty-second amendment

Answer 11

presidents are allowed two terms plus two years at most

Question 12

twenty-third amendment

Answer 12

allows 1 representative and 2 senators for the district of columbia

Question 13

twenty-fourth amendment

Answer 13

eliminates poll tax

Question 14

twenty-fifth amendment

Answer 14

sets standards for vacancies in the presidency and the vice presidency

Question 15

twenty-sixth amendment

Answer 15

voting age is lowered to 18

Question 16

twenty-seventh amendment

Answer 16

deals with the salaries of members of the house and senate