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Tiffany Burks US History 3BD Mr. Potter

Summary of Amendments 11-16
From February 7th, 1795 to April 8th, 1913 amendments eleven through sixteen were ratidfied. The summary of amendment eleven is that the judicial power can't extend suits against a state. Then, amendment twelve is present mode of electing your president and vice president. Thirteenth amendment had two sections and the first was slavery being prohibited. The second section was congress have power to enforce this article. Amendment fourteen was privileges of citizens, apportionment of representatives, removal of disability, and finally payment of debts and claims. Fifteenth amendment was right of certain citizens to vote. Finally amendment sixteen is taxes on income.

//What are Amendments 11 through 16?//
__Amendment 11:__ The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state. ﻿ ﻿ 

__﻿Amendment 12: __ Present Mode of electing President and Vice President by electors.

__Amendment 13: __ Section 1:  Neither slavery nor involuntaty servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have benn duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2: ﻿ Congresss shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

__ Amendment 14: __ Section 1: ﻿﻿Citizenship defined; privileges of citizens. Section 2: ﻿﻿Apportionment of Representatives. Section 3: ﻿Disqualification for office; removal of disability. Section 4: ﻿Public Debt not to be questioned; payment of debts and claims incurred in aid of rebellion forbidden. Section 5: ﻿ Congress given power to enforce this article.

__ Amendment 15: __ Section 1: Right of certain citizens to vote established. Section 2: ﻿Congress given power to enforce this article.

__ Amendment 16: ﻿ __ The congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

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