Civics - Amendments 11-27 Flashcards
The ____ Amendment banning the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcohol was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
18th
The 26th Amendment of 1971 lowered the election voting age to __.
18
According to the 25th Amendment, the ____ succeeds the president.
V.P. / Vice President
The ____ Amendment of 1804 changed the way the President of the United States is elected.
12th
According to the 15th Amendment, all ____ ________ were given the right to vote in 1870.
male citizens
The ____ Amendment, (which is part of Abraham’s legacy) abolished slavery once and for all in the United States.
13th
The 19th Amendment of 1920 gave all _______ the right to vote in the United States.
women
The 22nd Amendment limits the President of the United States to ___ four-year terms.
two / 2
With the 23rd Amendment, what city was finally given a chance to vote in a Presidential election? (The winner of the city’s popular vote would be given three electoral votes.)
Washington D.C.
The 24th Amendment of 1964 abolished the ____ tax. This was used to keep impoverished African Americans from voting in certain southern states.
poll
The 16th Amendment of 1913 gave the Congress to ability to tax citizen’s ______.
income
What branch of government is involved in a proposal becoming a Constitutional amendment?
Legislative Branch / Congress
Describe the process of how an amendment proposal becomes an Amendment.
The process of an amendment proposal becoming an Amendment is first the amendment proposal has to be approved by at least 290 House representatives and 67 Senators. Then, it has to go through ratification process which requires for 38 of state legislatures to approve out of the 50.
