Amendments 11-27
The Less Famous Ones
Amendment 11 (1795)
 State immunity from certain lawsuits
 Chisolm v. Georgia, 1793
 one state can’t be sued in another
 changes Art. III Sec. 2
Amendment 12 (1804)
 Electoral college revision
 Election of 1800
 Separate President and VP vote
 Changes Art. II Sec. 1
Amendment 13 (1865)
 Abolishment of slavery
 result of Civil War
Amendment 14 (1868)
 Citizenship, due process, equal protection
 First definition of citizenship
 Held states also to prohibit unfair/arbitrary treatment
 prevented discrimination/unreasonable distinctions
 Confederate punishments
Amendment 15 (1870)
 No denial of vote by race
Amendment 16 (1913)
 Income tax
 Pollack v. Farmer’s Loan, 1895
 Changes Art. I Sec. 9
Amendment 17 (1913)
 Direct election of US Senators
 Change from “rich man’s club”
 Changes Art. I Sec. 3
Amendment 18 (1919)
 Prohibition
 Bans making, selling, and transporting, importing, and
exporting of alcohol
 1st to include time limit to pass
Amendment 19 (1920)
 Women’s suffrage
 Last of the “Progressive Amendments”
Amendment 20 (1933)
 “Lame Duck” Amendment
 moves up start of new terms
 President (March to January)
 Congress (January 3)
 Changes Art. I Sec. 4
Amendment 21 (1933)
 Repeal of Prohibition
 By state ratification conventions
Amendment 22 (1951)
 Limit on Presidential Tenure
 Would apply after Truman
 Two terms or ten years max
Amendment 23 (1961)
 District of Columbia Electoral Vote
 May vote for president, but still not a state
Amendment 24 (1964)
 End of poll taxes
 No tax on voting
Amendment 25 (1967)
 Presidential Succession/Disability
 VP becomes President
 Fill VP vacancies
 Temporary succession
Amendment 26 (1971)
 18 year old vote
 No limits on voting for anyone above age 18
Amendment 27 (1992)
 Congressional pay raises
 Senate and House of Representatives raises only go into
effect after an election
 Proposed in 1789
 Modified Art. I Sec. 6