Amendments 11- 19Online version Constitutional Amendments Part I Amendments 11-19 by Stephanie Ganser 1 11th Amendment 2 12th Amendment 3 13th Amendment 4 14th Amendment 5 15th Amendment 6 16th 7 17th Amendment 8 18th Amendment 9 19th Amendment embodies the concept of sovereign immunity states cannot be sued in federal court under certain circumstances Redefines how the president and vice president are chosen by the electoral college Made the president and vice president positions cooperative, making them run together as a team banned slavery banned involuntary servitude made former slaves citizens of the US and citizens of the state in which they live ensures the same rights, privileges and protections to all people under the law (equal protection, no favoring or discriminating) it forbids the states from violating most of the rights protected by the Bill of Rights Allows for people to be naturalized citizens (granted citizenship by fulfilling requirements established by law) established birthright citizenship the right to vote cannot be denied based upon a person's race or color right to vote cannot be denied because a person used to be a slave or subject to involuntary servitude Congress can charge an income tax Government can raise revenue through income tax provides for direct elections of senators to the national legislature by the people before this amendment was passed, state legislatures elected the senators who would serve in the national legislature made the manufacture, sale or transportation of liquor illegal made importing and exporting liquor illegal gave women the right to vote no person could be denied the right to vote based upon their sex
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