16th Amendment - Granted the Federal government the ability to create a Federal income Tax (some disagree that this was properly ratified)
17th Amendment - sets up the states for the direct general election of Senators instead of being elected by STATE legislatures. (This weakened States Rights)
19th Amendment - Women granted voting rights
20th Amendment -moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20
22st Amendment - Limits the number of terms to 2 for the President.
23rd Amendment - Gives the right to vote to DC
24th Amendment - Prohibits Poll Tax
25th Amendment- clarifies that the vice president becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office, and establishes how a vacancy in the office of the vice president can be filled.
26th Amendment - prohibits the states and the federal government from using age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old.
27th Amendment - prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for representatives.
The 19th was more of a clarity amendment. The original Constitution was vague and by its own wording, could have allowed women to vote already. The 19th was to make the change clear. I think with our current society, it wouldn’t even be needed as it’s assume to be included.
i would like to see it be land owners or home owners only. that would make it harder and more limited for all, thus excluding most idiots from casting a ballot. Voting should be earned
Good deal.