EOC Vocab- Amendments Flashcards
Limits the power of Congress to increase its own pay
27th Amendment
Gave 18 year olds the right to vote
26th Amendment
Presidential Succession; Vice Presidential Vacancy (says
if the President dies, the VP takes over and gets to choose
his/her new VP)
25th Amendment
Banned poll taxes, expanding the right to vote and increasing political participation for African Americans
24th Amendment
Let residents of Washington DC vote for President
23rd Amendment
Limits the president to two terms after FDR had been
elected 4 times
22nd Amendment
Amendment which ended the Prohibition of alcohol in the US, repealing the 18th amendment
21st Amendment
(Lame Duck Amendment) shortened period between
presidential elections and inauguration, changing the
dates of a President’s term
20th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote (suffrage)
19th Amendment
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
18th Amendment
Established the direct election of senators (instead of being chosen by state legislatures), giving more power to the
people
17th Amendment
Gave congress the power to tax income (income tax)
16th Amendment
The 3rd Post-Civil War amendment, it gave former slaves the right to vote by saying MEN of all races could vote
15th Amendment
The 2nd of 3 Post-Civil War amendments, it made defined who was a citizen, including former slaves, and said everyone was equal under the law
14th Amendment
One of three Post-Civil War amendments. It abolished slavery.
13th Amendment
