Amendments 11-19 U.S. Constitution

This Amendment granted the Right to Vote (Neither the Federal or State Governments can deny the right to vote on account of gender.)

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Ban on Alcohol (This amendment is known as Prohibition which banned the making, selling, or transporting of alcoholic beverages in the United States. 

• 12th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

17th Amendment Section 1: It determines that the new Method of Election (This amendment replaced Article 1, Section 2, Clause 1.)  Before it was adopted, __________ chose Senators.  This amendment provides that Senators are directly elected by the ________ of each state.)

• State Legislatures, Congress

• House of Representatives, President

• State Legislatures, People

• Senate, House of Representatives

17th Amendment, Section 2:  Vacancies (When vacancies happen the _______ of each state shall issue Writs of Election to fill a vacancy. 

• Senator

• Executive

• President

• Representative

This Amendment gives the Congress the power to collect taxes on people’s income.  (This Amendment changed Article 1, Section 9, Clause 4.)

• 16th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

The Amendment Extended the Right to Vote (This amendment gave African Americans, both former slaves and free African Americans the right to vote.)

• 11th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

This Amendment allows the following, Suits Against States, A citizen from one state cannot sue the government of another state in Federal Court, however a citizen can sue a state government in a state court.

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

• 11th Amendment

The 12th Amendment changed the way the __________ voted as outlined in Article 2 Section 1 Clause 3.  The Amendment provides that each _________ choose one candidate for President and one for Vice President. 

• Senate, President

• Representative, President

• States, State

• Electoral College, Elector

It states in the 12th Amendment that If no candidate for President receives a majority of Electoral Votes (270 today), the __________ chooses the President.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

• Two-Thirds of the States

The 12th Amendment states that if no candidate for Vice President receives a majority, the _________ elects the Vice President

• State Legislatures

• President

• House of Representatives

• Senate