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Amendment 20: Lame Duck Amendment - 1933

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Amendment 20: Lame Duck Amendment - 1933

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It changed the terms of the Presidential and Congressional terms

It was made so that they start in January not March

this was made to shorten the time between when officials have a new representative elected to inauguration

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Amendment 20: Lame Duck Amendment - 1933

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amendment 19: Women's Right to Vote - 1920

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amendment 19: Women's Right to Vote - 1920

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This gave all women the right to vote

This was a main focus of many years of woman suffrage movements

This was passed after 41 years of debate

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This banned all manufacturing, selling, and transportation of liquor.

This only lasted about 13 years due to it being ineffective.

Around 10,000 people died from methanol poisoning that was found in bootleg alcohol.

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The Senate is made up of two Senators from each state

They are elected by the people and they will serve for 6 years

They have to meet the requirements (30 years old, U.S. citizen for 9 years, and be a resident of the state they plan to run for.)

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Allows the Government to collect taxes from people and companies.

Before this was set as an amendment they relied on tariffs which people said was unfair.

This helped immensely because if you had a bigger income then you would have higher taxes so everyone was taxed fairly.

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You cannot refuse someone's right to vote based on their race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

This gave all men the right to vote but women could not vote at this time.

Even though all rights of African Americans were the same as Whites there was still a lot of discrimination.

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This Amendment guarantees citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the U.S.

This goes for formerly enslaved people, and it ensures equal treatment under the law.

This also guarantees due process and stops the states from denying these rights

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Part of three Amendments called the Reconstruction Amendments.

Forbids slavery across the U.S.

4 million slaves were freed

Mississippi was the last to ratify this Amendment.

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Separate ballots: electors in the electoral college must cast separate ballots for the President and Vice President.

Majority Requirement: To win the Presidency a candidate must receive a majority of the votes.

Vice Presidential Selection: The Vice President is elected alongside the President.

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Amendment 11: Suits Against States - 1795

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Amendment 11: Suits Against States - 1795

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This Amendment establishes the principle of sovereign immunity.

It stops individuals from suing a state in federal court without the states consent.

This was after chisholm v. georgia when the court ruled that states could be sued in federal court by a citizen from another state.

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The first ten amendments make up what we call the Bill of Rights. They were meant to protect individual freedoms and they limit government power. They insure basic rights like free speech, religion, and fair legal processes.

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Today is Bill of Rights Day to recognize the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the day in 1941. The Bill of Rights guarantees freedoms such as: Freedom of religion, speech, and the press The right to assemble peacefully and to petition the government Protections against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and the right to due process The right to a fair... - National Cemetery Administration (NCA) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Today is Bill of Rights Day to recognize the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the day…