11-27 Amendments Of The Constitution

The 11th amendment makes states from suits from

out of state citizens and foreigners not living within state boundaries

it also lays the foundation for sovereign immunity, which states that a state or sovereign cannot commit a legal wrong.

Requires separate electoral ballots for president and vice-president

The elector shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice-president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.

Abolished slavery

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude

If you are a criminal it can be a punishment

congress shall have power to enforce this article

Grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States"; it forbids any state to deny any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws."

No denying the Right to Vote-Race, Color, Servitude

citizens of the united states to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on account of race, color , or previous condition of servitude

Congress can tax income directly

The congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

Popular elections of senators

United states senators are elected directly by the people of their states.

people should elect their authorities.

The 18th amendment of the constitution of the united states of america prohibited the manufacture of alcohol,sale of alcohol,import of alcohol or export of alcohol of alcoholic beverage in the united states .

The 19th amendment is the right of citizens of the united states of america to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on account of sex.

Sets the terms of President and Vice President (Jan 20), and Congress (Jan 3) to the united states constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice-president.

The Twenty-first Amendment (Amendment XXI) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol on January 17, 1920. The Twenty-first Amendment was ratified on December 5, 1933.

no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice, and no person who has held the office of president

for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once.

Gave Washington DC citizens right to vote for President and 3 electoral votes.

The number of electors granted is that equal to the number granted to the least populous state.

grants the district of Columbia electors in the electoral college.

The 24th amendment prohibits the revocation of voting rights to due to the non-payment of a poll tax in other words, a citizen cannot be denied right to vote purely because they afford to pay a poll tax

If the president can't be in power,The vice-president takes over.

if there's no vice-president, The president can name a new one approved by the senate.

If the president is sick, he can temporarily give power to the vice president.

Many people became aware of the want for change when the slogan" old enough to fight,old enough to vote"became popular.

soon enough, the voting age was changed from 21 to 18.

the 27th amendment said no law, varying the compensation for the services of the senators and representatives,shall take effect, until and election of representatives shall have intervened.