Amendments Flashcards
Which amendment says a state can’t be sued by citizens of other states and foreign countries?
The eleventh.
Which amendment restricts the rights of people who have rebelled against the U.S. and deals with public debts?
The fourteenth.
Which amendment protects the due process rights of all citizens in all states?
The fourteenth.
Which amendment grants Congress the right to collect income tax?
The sixteenth.
Which amendment requires senators to be elected by popular vote?
The seventeenth.
Which amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor?
The eighteenth.
Which amendment protects the voting rights of citizens regardless of sex?
The nineteenth.
Which amendment allows Congress to create a plan of succession in case the president and vice president can no longer lead?
The twentieth.
Which amendment states that federal officials shall take office in January?
The twentieth.
Which amendment repealed the eighteenth amendment?
The twenty-first.
Which amendment limits the president to two terms in office?
The twenty-second.
Which amendment permits citizens living in Washington, D.C. to choose electors in presidential elections?
The twenty-third.
Which amendment prohibits voting rights from being restricted based on failure to pay a poll tax?
The twenty-fourth.
Which amendment deals with rules of presidential succession related to vacancies and disability?
The twenty-fifth.
According to the twenty-fifth amendment, who becomes acting president if the president declares in writing that he’s unable to discharge his duties?
The vice president.
According to the twenty-fifth amendment, if the vice president must take over the office of president due to the assassination, resignation, etc. of the president, how is a new vice president chosen?
The new president nominates a vice president who must be confirmed by a majority vote in Congress.
Which amendment gave all citizens 18 and older the right to vote?
The twenty-sixth.
Which amendment states that any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress may take effect only after the next election of the House of Representatives has occurred?
The twenty-seventh.
Which amendment requires electors to cast separate votes for president and vice president?
The twelfth.
