Amendments

Question 1

18th amendment

Answer 1

a constitutional change ratified in 1919 prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages; repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933

Question 2

19th amendment

Answer 2

Amendmenta constitutional change ratified in 1920 declaring that women have the right to vote in state and national elections (women’s suffrage)

Question 3

17th amendment

Answer 3

a constitutional change ratified in 1913 requiring the direct election of senators by popular vote

Question 4

16th amendment

Answer 4

a constitutional change ratified in 1913 allowing the federal government to impose an income tax