1. Chuck, Hannah Van Dyke, CJ Stumpf, and Simon Asem

2.  Constitution written in 1787 and ratified in 1788  Constitution has governing laws  Sometimes laws need to be changed  Amendment is a minor change in a document Twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution  Lucky our Founding Fathers allowed there to be changes to the Constitution

4.  A citizen may not sue a state in a federal court Can not sue your own state Can not sue another state 1795

5.  Slavery and forced labor won’t exist in USA or any USA territories You will be prosecuted if you do 1865

6.  The magic Antonio moved from Mexico to USA  Borrowed $1700 to move  Sold for $500 to do forced labor  Trailer where 28 workers slept the floor  Trapped until his debt was paid off  Worked 10-12 hours a day  Threats made to hurt his family

7.  Part of 14th Amendment states you can have your citizenship taken away if you lie during the citizenship process

8.  Woman from Broward County, Florida  Illegal marriage to gain citizenship Forged documents  Took tens of thousands of the welfare systems  Thirteen months in prison  Ordered to pay the government over $79,000  Deported to Trinidad

9.  The right to vote cannot be denied because of race

10.  Everybody has equal voting rights no matter what race  Women were upset Wanted their own rights  95% of black people voted for Obama in the 2012 election Was a huge role in Obama winning played a huge role in Obama winning

11.  Congress has the right to collect tax on any source of income without any permission from the states or reason by census

12.  Congress is allowed to collect tax on any income without the state's permission  America was developing  People started getting wealthy  Congress feared the wealthy would profit too much and gain too much power

13.  Two Senators are elected by the people of each state to serve for a six year term  Executive branch’s job to fill spaces in Senate

14. Causes  Bribery was occurring in Senatorial elections  Vacancies were occurring in Senate Effects  Senate was originally elected by state legislatures  Changed that to the people of that state to elect state legislatures  More of a true democracy  More power to the people

15.  Prohibition  Makes all alcohol illegal to own, possess, and consume

16. Causes  Prohibited alcohol  Social movement that pressured the government to limit alcohol usage  Beliefs that alcohol increased poverty  Religious feared God would not bless the USA Effects  Prohibits the consumption, sale, and use of alcohol for recreational uses  Increased organized crime  Disrespect for law in general

17.  Women gained the right to vote Causes  Gave women the right to vote  Women’s Rights Movement 15th Amendment gave blacks the right to vote Women were upset Started Women’s Rights Movement Effects  Gave women the right to vote  Start of women and men having equal rights

18.  Repeals the 18th amendment (the prohibition of alcohol)  Makes all alcohol legal to own, possess, and consume

19. Double the number of women under thirty-four dying from alcohol since 1980 Deaths is due to cheap alcohol Women are drinking more than before Over 8,700 deaths due to alcohol each year Death rate increased due to availability of alcohol

20.  No person will be elected as president more than twice  No person who has been president for more than two years of term

21.  England had too much power in colonial time period  Wanted to make sure that one man didn't have all the power  Put into place in 1951, after Franklin D. Roosevelt served for four terms

22.  Jose Serrano (Democrat) wants presidents to run as many times as they want  Proposed to repeal 22nd Amendment three times  If bill passes, any president can run for an unlimited amount of terms

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