Amendments 11-27 Graphic Organizer

Amendment

Summary

Does the Amendment

Extend or Limit
Government; or no
effect.

How the
Amendment
Extends or
Limits
Government

11

Places limits on an
individuals right to
sue states in
federal courts.

Extend

The government
can get away
with more

12

The VP and President

are elected on the same
party Ticket

Extends

Creates more
cooperation

13

Prohibits/abolishes
slavery

Extends

Mandates a law
throughout the
country

14

Citizenship for all

people including blacks

Limits

More people
vote

15

Extended voting rights

to all citizens regardless
of race

Limits

More people
vote

16

Income tax

Extends

Requires paying
the government

17

Establishes direct
elections of US Senators

Limits

Gives people the

right to directly
elect senators

18

Prohibition

Extends

Bans sale and

consumption of
alcohol by
mandate

19

Womens suffrage

Limits

More people
vote

20

Establishes when the

presidential and
congressional terms are

No effect

Only changed
date, not extend

Amendments 11-27 Graphic Organizer

to begin and end.

Moved the beginning of

Pres/VP from March
4th to Jan. 20th and
congress from March
4th to Jan. 3rd.
21

Repealed prohibition

Limits

Takes back
mandate. They
are not
interfering

22

Limits the presidential

term to only 2 terms

Limits

Decreasing
length of time
president has
power

23

Allows the residents of

Washington DC to vote
in presidential elections

Limits

More people
vote

24

Bans poll taxes

Limits

More people
vote

25

Establishes the
presidential succession
and establishes
procedure for refilling
the VP position

No effect

Backup plan

26

Voting age 18-21

Limits

More people
vote

27

If congress votes itself a

pay increase, that
increase cannot take
effect until after the
next election

No effect

People cannot
give themselves
a race, but no
power effect