II. Extending the Amendments A. Amendments 11-27 were passed after the Constitution was adopted. B. Amendments 11 & 12 1. Eleventh Amendment: Places limits on suits against other states. 2. Twelfth Amendment: Revises the procedure for electing the president and vice president.
C. Civil War Amendments 3 Amendments were passed after the Civil War to extend rights to African Americans. 1. Thirteenth Amendment: (1865) Outlawed slavery and any kind of forced labor a. While it freed the slaves it didn't’t guarantee them full rights b. Many Southern States passed “Black Laws” that excluded African Americans from jobs and limited property rights
2. Fourteenth Amendment: (1868) Most important Amendment because… a. It Defined citizenship b. All citizens must have equal protection under the law c. Made the state uphold the Bill of Rights 3. Fifteenth Amendment: (1870) African Americans granted suffrage – right to vote
D. Progressive Era Amendments 1. Sixteenth Amendment: (1913) Gives Congress the power to levy an income tax 2. Seventeenth Amendment: (1913) Enables voters to elect senators directly 3. Eighteenth Amendment: (1917) Prohibits making, selling and buying alcoholic beverages (prohibition) 4. Nineteenth Amendment: (1920) Gives women the right to vote
E. Later Amendments 1. Twentieth Amendment: (1933) Changes the dates of congressional and presidential terms 2. Twenty-first Amendment: (1933) Repeals Prohibition (#18) 3. Twenty-Second Amendment: (1951) Limits President to two terms in office 4. Twenty-Third Amendment: (1961) Gives Residents of D.C. the right to vote
5. Twenty-Fourth Amendment: (1964) eliminates the poll tax – requiring voters to pay a sum of money before casting their ballot. a. B/c many African Americans could not afford the tax, they could not vote. 6. Twenty-Fifth Amendment: (1967) Establishes procedures for succession of the president
7. Twenty-Sixth Amendment: (1971) Sets voting age at 18 years 8. Twenty-Seventh Amendment: (1992) Delays congressional pay raises until the term following their passage