Amendments on Taxation, Elections, and Suffrage

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What power did the Sixteenth Amendment (1913) give to the U.S. Congress?

It gave Congress the power to levy a federal income tax.

How did the Seventeenth Amendment (1913) change how U.S. Senators are elected?

It changed their election from being chosen by state legislatures to being directly elected by the people of their state.

What did the Eighteenth Amendment (1919) make illegal?

The manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. This period is known as Prohibition.

What major expansion of suffrage was achieved by the Nineteenth Amendment (1920)?

It guaranteed women the right to vote.

Which amendment repealed national Prohibition?

The Twenty-first Amendment (1933) repealed the Eighteenth Amendment.

What right did the Twenty-third Amendment (1961) give to Washington, D.C.?

It granted residents of the District of Columbia the right to vote for President by giving them electoral votes in the Electoral College.

What voting barrier did the Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964) eliminate?

It outlawed the use of the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections.

What change did the Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971) make to the voting age?

It lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18.

The slogan "old enough to fight, old enough to vote" is associated with which amendment?

The Twenty-sixth Amendment, passed during the Vietnam War era.