Extending the Bill of Rights
Amendments 11 - 27

Amendment 11
• States cannot be sued in federal court by one of its citizens, a citizen of another state, or by a foreign country

Amendment 12
• Election of the
President and Vice-
President
• Use of electoral college to use separate ballots in voting for president and vice-president

Amendment 13
• Known as Civil War
Amendment
• Outlaws the practice of slavery in the United States

Amendment 14
• Also known as Civil
War Amendment
• Originally meant to protect the rights of freed slaves
• Now protects all citizens’ life, liberty or property without due process
• All have equal protection under the law

Amendment 15
• Also known as
Civil War
Amendment
• No person shall be denied the right to vote because of race
• Poll taxes, literacy tests, etc. worked against
• Women not included

Amendment 16
• Congress can collect income tax

Amendment 17
• 2 Senators from each state are directly elected by the people
• Gave people a greater voice

Amendment 18
• Illegal to sell, manufacture, or transport alcoholic beverages
• “Prohibition”

Amendment 19
• Women’s Suffrage
• The right to vote cannot be denied because of gender

Amendment 20
• “Lame-Duck”
Amendment
• President takes office
January 20 th
• Congress begins new term January 3 rd
• Outgoing officials have little influence and do not accomplish much
• If president-elect dies before taking office, vice-president elect becomes president

Amendment 21
• Repeals the 18 th
Amendment ending Prohibition
• Only amendment to do this

Amendment 22
• President cannot serve more than 2 full terms
• Passed as a response to FDR’s
4 terms in office
(1933 – 1945)

Amendment 23
• Allows the citizens of the Washington
D.C. to vote for president and vice president
• 3 presidential electors

Amendment 24
• Prohibits the use of poll taxes in federal elections
• Poll taxes used to keep low-income minorities from voting

Amendment 25
• If the president dies or cannot lead, vicepresident takes office
• If the vice-president dies or resigns, the president cannot appoint a replacement
• Subject to
Congressional consent

Amendment 26
• No one over the age of eighteen can be denied the right to vote by virtue of age

Amendment 27
• Any pay raise
Congress gives it’s members does not take effect until a new election has taken place.
• Proposed in 1789, passed in 1992