Name that Amendment

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Name that Amendment
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• Prohibits the sell, manufacturing, of
  transportation of liquor

• Required voting for Prez and VP separate

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15

• Gave voting rights to African American males

• Gave voting rights to women

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• Limited Presidents to two full terms in office

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• Abolished slavery

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• Gave DC voters chance to vote for Prez and VP

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• Made poll taxes illegal for election
  requirements

• Banned states from denying anyone of their
  right to life, liberty, and
• the pursuit of happiness

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• Established presidential succession

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• Guaranteed the right to vote to 18 year olds

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• Repealed the 18th Amendment

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Amending the Constitution

• Find your Amendment in the book (p. 110-112)
• Draw 2 pictures (1-before and 1- after) the
  Amendment

1- 13th 2- 14th 3- 15th 4- 17th 5-
19th 6- 23rd 7- 24th 8- 26th
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Amending the Constitution

• 2.04- Describe how the United States Constitution
  may be changed and analyze the impact of specific
  changes.

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A. How?

• Congressional Action
• a) first, both houses of Congress approved by
  2/3 vote
• b) then, ¾ of nations state legislature approved
  w/in 7 years
• 2. Legislatures of 2/3 states vote to call a
  congressional convention ratified by ¾ of
  nations state legislature

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B. Amendments

• 1-10 Bill of Rights
• (freedoms, guns, quartering, search and seizure,
  due process, trial by jury, over 20, excessive
  bail, power of the people, power of the states)

C. Added Amendments
13- 1865 Abolished slavery (outlawed all forced
labor) 14- 1868 Defined a US Citizen as
anyone born or naturalized in the US and
required states to grant equal protection 15-
1870 No state may take away a persons voting
rights based on race or previous enslavement
suffrage (only for men)
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C. Added Amendments (cont)

• 16- Congress can levy taxes
• 17- 1913 Allows voters to elect senators
  directly
• gives Americans a greater voice
• 18- Prohibition of alcohol
• 19- 1920 Women the right to vote suffrage
• 21- Repealed the prohibition of alcohol
• 22- President can only serve 2 terms (max 10
  yrs)
• 23- 1961 Residents of D.C. can vote for Pres.
  VP
• 24- 1964 Made poll taxes (paying to vote)
  illegal
• 25- Presidential Succession
• 26- 1971 Guaranteed the right to vote to 18 yr
  olds