Amendments 11-27

Question 1

Amendment 12

Answer 1

Election of President and Vice President
Ratified in 1804
The President and Vice President are elected on one ballot

Question 2

Amendment 13

Answer 2

The Abolition of Slavery
Ratified in 1865
Abolishment of Slavery and Indentured Servitude

Question 3

Amendment 14

Answer 3

Civil Rights Guaranteed
Ratified in 1868
States may not restrict citizen rights granted at the Federal level

Question 4

Amendment 15

Answer 4

Votes for Freed men
Ratified in 1870
The Federal nor state governments can prevent a citizen from voting for race related reasons

Question 5

Amendment 16

Answer 5

The Income Tax
Ratified 1913
Congress may impose an income tax

Question 6

Amendment 17

Answer 6

Popular Election of Senators
Ratified 1913
Senators would be directly elected by the people of each state

Question 7

Amendment 18

Answer 7

Prohibition of Alcohol
Ratified in 1919
The consumption, production and sale of alcohol was prohibited

Question 8

Amendment 19

Answer 8

Votes for Women
Ratified 1920
The Federal nor state governments can prevent a citizen from voting for reason of sex

Question 9

Amendment 20

Answer 9

Terms of the President and Congress
Ratified in 1933
Sets specific dates for the start and end of the terms of the offices for President, Vice President and Congress

Question 10

Amendment 21

Answer 10

Repeal of Prohibition
Ratified in 1933
Repealed the 18th Amendment; states could now decide whether to allow alcoholic consumption

Question 11

Amendment 22

Answer 11

Presidential Terms
Ratified in 1951
A President can serve for only two, 4 year terms

Question 12

Amendment 23

Answer 12

Voting in the District of Columbia
Ratified in 1961
The citizens of Washington D.C. have the right to vote

Question 13

Amendment 24

Answer 13

The Poll Tax
Ratified in 1964
The government can’t prevent you from voting if you don’t pay your taxes and says they can’t charge you a tax to vote

Question 14

Amendment 25

Answer 14

Disability of the President
Ratified in 1967
Defines the chain of command when the President is killed or cannot serve

Question 15

Amendment 26

Answer 15

Lowering the Voting Age
1971
Voting age lowered from 21 to 18

Question 16

Amendment 27

Answer 16

Congressional Pay Raises
1993
A law that changes the pay of a member of Congress does not take effect until the next election

Question 17

Amendment 11

Answer 17

Limiting Federal Courts
Ratified in 1798
The people can’t sue the states. The States have sovereign immunity