Warm Up #7

1. What is due process? Give an example of a violation of due process.

2. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

1. Provide at least 3.

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19th Amendment 1920Lucy Burns Sufferin' till Suffrage Bad Romance: Women's Suffrage

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United

States or by any State on account of sex”

• Grants women the right to vote in all state and national elections.

20th Amendment

•Changes the President & VP’s inauguration date to January 20th @ noon.

•Senators & HOR’s begin their term January 3rd

21st Amendment 1933

•Ends prohibition!!•Repeals the 18th amendment•Dec 5 1933

22nd Amendment 1951

•Limits president to 2TERMS in office•FDR served just short of 4 full terms

1933-1945

23rd 1961 – Gives citizens of D.C. the right to vote. They get 3 presidential electors.

No Senators or Representatives.

24th 1965 - Abolished poll tax

25th amendment

Establishessuccession ofpresident. Who’s next in line

ifthe president dies,and so forth.

Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security

26th Amendment

•Sets the voting age to 18

27th Amendment

•Limits congress from giving themselves a raise during their current term. Raise goes into effect next term.

Assignment

Decide which amendment you think is the most important.

Write a full page explaining the following▫The amendment ▫How it impacts citizens ▫What it would be like without the

amendment. ▫Any other information you feel is important

related to the amendment.