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Amendments
Most important amendments to know for AP exam
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11th Grade
05/14/2013

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13th Amendment (1865)
Definition
Prohibited all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude
(Former Confederate States had to ratify the amendment before gaining reentry into the Union)
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14th Amendment (1868)
Definition
Extended civil rights to freed men and prohibited states from taking away such rights w/out due process
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15th Amendment (1870)
Definition
Prohibited states from denying citizens the franchise on account of race (DOES NOT INCLUDE WOMEN)
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17th Amendment (1913)
Definition
Direct election to the U.S. Senate
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18th Amendment (1919)
Definition
Prohibition of alchohol
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19th Amendment (1920)
Definition
Women's Suffrage
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16th Amendment (1913)
Definition
Allows federal income tax
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24th Amendment (1964)
Definition
Abolished the poll tax, a charge for the right to vote
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