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Constitution: Amendments

Listed below are the rest of the Amendments that have been made so far to the Constitution. Below this list are brief descriptions of what those Amendments are about, in scrambled order. Read a copy of the Amendment section of the Constitution. Print this scrambler and match the Amendment number with its definition.



___________ Repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, but allowed states that wanted, to keep it
   
___________ Described rights of citizens, representation and voting, and defined the obligation of oath takers and Civil War debts.
   
___________ Says no one may be kept from voting because of non-payment of a tax
   
___________ Abolished slavery
   
___________ Gave the vote to citizens 18 and older
   
___________ Gave women the right to vote
   
___________ Limited the length of presidential term
   
___________ Changed how senators are elected
   
___________ Provided for succession to the presidency and presidential disability
   
___________ Gave everyone otherwise eligible the right to vote, regardless of race
   
___________ Changed the dates of the President and Vice Presidents' term in office
   
___________ Would not allow alcohol to be made or sold
   
___________ Gave people who live in Washington, D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections
   
___________ Explained what kind of cases federal courts could try
   
___________ Established the income tax
   
___________ Changed how the Electoral College voted
   
___________ Congressional members may not raise their own salaries

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