Friday, April 25th

Amendments:

19th- Women's right to vote(suffrage)  1920

20th-  Sets when the presidents and vice presidents terms starts January 20th

21st- repealed the prohibition got rid of the 18th amendment important because people were braking the law constantly, new people in our country didn't understand  

22nd- limits the president to only 2 4 yr terms before it was unlimited its important to limit terms because it would be more like a dictatorship

23rd- 1961 Let the people of Washington, DC vote '61

24th- it stopped the having to pay to vote '64 got rid of poll taxes poor African Americans couldn't pay this helped them

25th- VP takes over as president if pres. Is unable to fulfill his duties or dies

26th- 18 years of age to vote 1971

27th- have to wait until next election to get pay raise

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