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Amendment 16 (originally by Angel Rivera)

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Amendment 16 (originally by Angel Rivera)

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Modified Article I, Section 9

Income Tax: The Federal Government is allowed to take taxes from the citizens without consent from the state.

The Congress will have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source received, without giving out equally among the (more than two, but not a lot of) states, and without regard to any (official count of everyone who lives in a country, city, etc.) list.

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Section 1:There will be two senators for each state, selected directly by the people, and will serve a term of six years, and will each have one vote, and all senators must be as qualified as any other branch. Section 2:Whenever positions open up in the senate, it is up to the executive branch to make elections to fill those spots. The governor of the state may appoint a senator to serve until the next election, if the state’s legislature has authorized that step. Section 3:This amendment shall not be interpreted to affect any election or term of any senator until it passes as part of the constitution.

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Section 1: Within a year of the ratification of this bill the importation to or from the United States, manufacturing or the transportation of alcohol within the United States is illegal.
Section 2: Congress has the power to enforce this legislation

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Section 1: No one should be denied the right to vote due to gender. Congress has the power to enforce this article through laws

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Modifies Article I, Section 4, Clause 2

The main ideas of this amendment is to sets terms and sessions of the executive and the legislative branch. This is also known as the "lame duck" amendment because it shortened the amount of time in office for the losing person. It also includes what to do if a president was deemed unqualified for the position.
This addresses the civil liberties aspect where it protects individuals from government infringement. If other official said a president was unfit, they are able to change it.

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Modified Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, and the 18th Amendment

Section 1: Repeal of the 18th Amendment (alcohol ban)
Section 2: Each state has the power to manage the distribution and transportation of alcohol in their state
Section 3: If the amendment was not ratified within 7 years, Congress would have to start the ratification process over again

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Modified Article II, Section 1, Clause 1

Section 1: Presidents can't serve more than 2 terms. If someone takes over the President's position, he can only run for another 2 terms if he/she has taken over after the midpoint of the term. So, no President can be in office for over 10 years.

Civil rights/liberties: no person can hold too much power

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Modified Article II, Section 1, Clause 2, and the 12th Amendment

Section 1: It gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College. DC has the same number of electors as the least populous state - 3 electors.

Civil rights/liberties: voting, representation

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Section 1: Everyone has the right to vote. No one can be discriminated, voting is free and for everyone. You cannot tax voting as well.

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If the President becomes unable to do his/her job, the Vice President becomes the President. This can happen for just a short period of time, like when the President is sick. It establishes a chain of command.

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Section 1: The right of the citizens that are 18 years or older to be able to vote cannot be denied by the U.S or by any state on account of age.
Section 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

The main idea for this amendment is that during WW11 the president lowered the military draft to 18 yet those people who were drafted had to be 21 to vote so the 26th amendment was passed that citizens had to be 18 years or older to vote.

civil rights: voting,representation

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Section 1: requires that any increases or decreases in the base salary paid to members of Congress may not take effect until the next term of office for the U.S. representatives begins. This means that another congressional general election must have been held before the pay raise or cut can take effect.

The main idea for this amendment is that it deals with pay raises or decreases for members of Congress.