Amendmenrs Flashcards
(17 cards)
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A citizen in one state cannot sue another state government in federal court
12
Each elector of electoral college must choose a candidate for president and a candidate for Vice President 
If there is no majority 51% of electoral vote given to candidate
The House of Representatives chooses the president
The senate chooses the vp
13
Slavery is abolished
Congress has power to enforce this by appropriate legislation
14
All people are equal under the law
Born in the us - citizenship
No person can work in government if they engaged in rebellion against the United States
15
All male citizens of the us can vote doesn’t matter on the race or color of the male
Congress had the power to enforce appropriate legislation
16
Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes on income (money made by a job) from whatever source derived
Individual taxes based on money rather than population of state living in (old format)
17
Senators are elected by the people not by state legislator (state governments)
18
(Prohibition) or the manufacture, sale, transport, or importing/exporting of alcohol in United States is illegal
19
The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied of a bridged because of gender women have the right to vote
20
The beginning term of a president will be on January 20
the beginning term of members of Congress will be on January 3
21
Repeal of the 18th amendment prohibition ends in the United States certain “dry” states and counties receive federal helped him for his probation in those areas that want it
22
No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice
no person shall hold the office of the president for more than 10 years
23
The District of Columbia (Washington DC) has the same number of electoral votes as the least populous state (3 votes)
24
Poll taxes (tax on African-Americans to vote) is abolished 
25
Vice president speaker of the house president pro temp secretary of state secretary of the treasury secretary of defense
26
The right to vote is reduced from 21 years old to 18 years old
27
Whenever Congress increase the salary for themselves, the salary increase will not take affect until the next election of house of representative members