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The Bill of Rights Extended

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The Bill of Rights Extended

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    1. The Bill of Rights Extended Amendments 13-27

    2. Why were additional amendments necessary? Rights were being denied to the following groups: Slaves and freed blacks Poor males Males under the age of 21 Women

    3. Civil War Amendments (13-15) Amendment 13 Freed the slaves “One-Three, I won’t work for free.”

    4. Amendment 14 Granted citizenship to blacks Provided “equal protection under the law” to all citizens

    5. Amendment 15 Black men get the right to vote (suffrage)

    6. Mnemonic for 13-15 The 13th Amendment set me free, The 14th Amendment made a citizen out of me The 15th Amendment said I could vote, If you don’t like it you’re a billy goat! Sorry for the silliness!!

    7. Amendment 16 Congress can levy income taxes “Because of sixteen, my paycheck got lean.”

    8. Amendment 17 Senators will be elected by popular vote (directly by the people) Previously, senators were elected by the state legislature

    9. Amendment 18 Alcohol is outlawed Became illegal to buy, sell, manufacture, and consume alcoholic beverages Officially called “Prohibition”

    10. Amendment 19 (1920) Women get the right to vote (suffrage)

    11. Amendment 21 Prohibition is repealed “At 18 I was sober, at 21 I got drunk”

    12. Amendment 22 President is limited to two full terms in office Twenty-Two W E O R M S

    13. Amendment 23 Residents of Washington D.C. get to vote for president “Twenty-Three, votes for D.C.” “Twenty-Third, D.C. is heard.”

    14. Amendment 24 Poll taxes are outlawed “Twenty-Four, poll taxes no more.”

    15. Amendment 26 Voting age is reduced to age 18

    16. Amendment 27 Congressional pay raises will be delayed until the start of the new term Purpose—prevents Congress from giving themselves excessive pay raises

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