Amendments 15-27
AMENDMENT 15: RIGHT TO VOTE - 1870
• The right of United States citizens to vote shall not be
abridged or denied on account of race, color or previous
condition of servitude
AMENDMENT 16: INCOME TAX - 1913
• Article 1, Section 9 was modified by
Congress• The Congress shall
have the power to lay and collect
taxes on income
AMENDMENT 17: DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS - 1913
• Article 1, Section 3 was modified by Congress• Senators will
forthwith be elected by the people of the state they represent
AMENDMENT 18: PROHIBITION - 1919
The manufacturing,
sale, or transport of intoxicating liquors in the
United States is hereby prohibited
Men drink at a “Speakeasy”
AMENDMENT 19: WOMAN SUFFRAGE - 1920
• “The right of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged on
account of sex.”
AMENDMENT 20: “LAME DUCK” SESSIONS - 1933
• Article 1, Section 4 was modified by Congress
• Term of President and VP end on January 20
• Senators & Reps on January 3
• (Amendment reduces time between election and end of term to reduce “lame
duck” effect)
AMENDMENT 21: REPEAL OF PROHIBITION - 1933
• The 18th Amendment of the
United States Constitution is
hereby repealed• Drinking is legal
again
AMENDMENT 22: LIMIT ON PRESIDENTIAL TERMS - 1951
• No person shall be
elected to the office of the
President more than
twicePassed shortly after Franklin Roosevelt was elected to 4
terms
AMENDMENT 23: VOTING IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - 1961
• Residents of the District of Columbia
are entitled to vote in Presidential elections• Electors (3)
representing D.C. will insure the District’s
validity in Presidential elections
AMENDMENT 24: ABOLITION OF POLL TAXES - 1964
• The right of United States citizens to vote
in Presidential and Congressional
elections will not be denied by reason of
failure to pay any poll tax or other tax
1942 cartoon critical of Poll Tax
AMENDMENT 25: PRESIDENTIAL DISABILITY & SUCCESSION
• Article 2, Section 1 modified by Congress
• VP takes over if President is removed, dies, or
resigns• If VP has a vacancy, the
President shall nominate a VP who needs to be
confirmed by a majority of both houses
• (Other specifics regarding succession – VP, Speaker,
President Pro-Temp of the Senate, etc.)
The Vice President Speaker of the House President pro tempore of the SenateSecretary 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 ServicesSecretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation
Succession Order
AMENDMENT 26: 18-YEAR-OLD VOTE - 1971
• Amendment 14, Section 2 modified
• “The right of citizens of the United States
who are eighteen years of age or
older, to vote shall not be denied”
AMENDMENT 27: CONGRESSIONAL PAY - 1992
• “No law, varying the compensation for the
services of the Senators and
Representatives, shall take effect, until
an election of Representatives shall
have intervened”
Thus, Congress cannot vote themselves a pay increase
TODAY’S CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES• Gun Control and the 2nd
Amendment• Death Penalty and Cruel
and Unusual• Prayer in Schools 1st
Amendment• Censorship & Free Speech• Terrorism and Seize and
Seizure rules – 4th• Term Limits for Congress• Campaign finance reform• Abortion and Due Process
rights – 5th
Which amendment ended slavery?
• Amendment 13• Amendment 14• Amendment 15
Which amendment ended slavery?
• Amendment 13• Amendment 14• Amendment 15
Which amendment guarantees all people regardless of their race the right to vote?
• Amendment 14• Amendment 15• Amendment 19
• Amendment 14
• Amendment 15• Amendment 19
Which amendment guarantees all people regardless of their race the right to vote?
Which amendment allowed the government to tax people’s income?
• Amendment 14• Amendment 16• Amendment 19
Which amendment allowed the government to tax people’s income?
• Amendment 14• Amendment 16• Amendment 19
Name the amendment that protects the rights of all citizens.
• Amendment 14• Amendment 15• Amendment 19
Name the amendment that protects the rights of all citizens.
• Amendment 14• Amendment 15• Amendment 19
What amendment granted women the right to vote?
• Amendment 13• Amendment 16• Amendment 19
What amendment granted women the right to vote?
• Amendment 13• Amendment 16
• Amendment 19
Writing Activity• Choose the amendment that you believe is
the most important. Write a paragraph stating why you chose this amendment. Give details that will support your choice. You should have at least 4 sentences.
QUESTIONS???
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