Amendments 16-27
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Amendments 16-27
Of the United States
Constitution
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Amendments ratified in 1913
16 th Amendment:
Allows Congress the power to pass income tax laws and to collect taxes
17 th Amendment:
Allows senators to be elected by the people of their states
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18 th
Amendment:
Prohibition
Bans the making and selling of alcoholic beverages
passed in 1919
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21 st Amendment
Ends Prohibition
Gives the states the right to decide whether or not to ban liquor
Passed in 1933
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Amendments that
Extended voting rights
The 19 th , 23 rd , 24 th, and 26 th Amendments
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The 19
th
Amendment
Gives women the right to vote
The first state to give women the right to vote was Wyoming in 1890
The fight for women’s right to vote continued until the passing of the 19 th amendment in 1920
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The 23
rd
Amendment
Since the late 1700s people living in the District of Columbia
(Washington, D.C.) were not allowed to vote in national elections
Passed in 1961, this amendment gave citizens living in DC the right to vote for president and vice-president
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The 24 th Amendment
Ended the poll tax in federal elections in 1964.
Many southern states adopted a poll tax in the late 1800s
People had to pay this special tax before they could vote.
Many people thought that this tax was meant to keep African Americans from voting .
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26 th Amendment
Before 1971, the states set the voting age and this age varied among the states.
This amendment set the voting age at 18 in all states.
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Amendments related to government offices
The 20 th , 22 nd , 25 th , and 27 th amendments
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Amendments 22 and 25
The 22 nd amendment limits the term of the president to two elected terms
Passed in 1951
The 25 th amendment identifies who will fill the positions of president and vice-president if these persons leave office or become disabled
Passed in 1967
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Amendments 20 and 27
The 20 th amendment sets new dates for Congress to begin
It also sets January 20 as the day the President takes office
Passed in 1933
The 27 th amendment says that any pay raise that
Congress votes for itself will not take place until after the next
Congressional election
Passed in 1992
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Amendments that have not passed
After the 15 th Amendment, 43 years passed before changes were made to the Constitution.
Twelve amendments were added (Amendments
16-27) from 1913 to 1992.
Since 1971, several amendments have been proposed but most have failed to pass
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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Congress approved the
ERA in 1972
The amendment stated that equal rights should not be limited due to a person’s sex
Congress sent the ERA to the states for approval
It DID NOT pass!!!
Congress extended the time limit for ratification until 1982
Again, It DID NOT pass!!!
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In 1989 Congress proposed an amendment that made it illegal to burn the
American flag.
The Supreme Court ruled that this amendment would be unconstitutional.
people’s right to burn the flag was a form of free speech protected by the 1 st Amendment
