A Study Guide for the Ohio Ninth-Grade Citizenship Proficiency Test
E. Some Key Amendments to the Constitution
WORDS
THE 13TH AMENDMENT 1865 Abolished (ended) slavery in the United States and in all areas governed by the United States.
THE 14TH AMENDMENT 1868 Provides that a person born or naturalized in the United States is a citizen of the United States and of the state where he or she is born, and is entitled to equal protection of the law and to be treated according to the law.
THE 15TH AMENDMENT 1870 Provides that a citizen cannot be denied the right to vote because of race or because of having been a slave.
THE 16TH AMENDMENT 1913 Gave Congress the power to tax incomes.
THE 19TH AMENDMENT 1920 Gave women the right to vote.
THE 22ND AMENDMENT 1951 No President may serve for more than two terms.
THE 24TH AMENDMENT 1964 No one can be required to pay a poll tax in order to vote.
THE 26TH AMENDMENT 1971 Lowers voting age from 21 to 18.
