March 16-20

[2Will]

Amendment 23

• People that live in Washington D.C. can vote

• Ratified

  • March 29, 1961

• D.C. voted for the first time in 1964

• As more people moved in the more the votes were needed

Amendment 24

• Abolishes Poll Tax

  • US citizens can vote in any primary for President or Vice President

  • Took away poll taxes

  • Took away literacy tests

• The 15 Amendment gave the rights for other races to vote

• Ratified

  • January 23,

• Effects

  • Could vote freely

  • No pool taxes

  • Pushed country into a new area

Amendment 25

• Office

  • If the President is taken out of Office the VP takes over

  • death, impeached, or resigns

• Ratified

  • February 10, 1967

• William Henry Harrison

  • First president to die in office

Amendment 26

• Voting age

  • Lowered the voting age to 18 years old

• Caused

  • 18 year olds were getting drafted

  • Didn't have the rights they deserved

• FDR

  • Created the draft age

• Ratified

  • July 1, 1971

  • Fastest ratification- 3 months 8 days

Amendment 27

• Congress

  • Can't raise their pay until the next election

• Introduced

  • by James Madison

• Ratification

  • 1992

  • Longest ratification- 1789 to 1992

• Election

  • Must Win

  • Then they can change salary

[Mr. Bruns]

Good job!