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Amendment

1995 Amendment to make it illegal to physically desecrate the flag turned down by senate 63-36 (need 2/3 vote) 1995 Mississippi House of Representatives formally abolishes slavery and ratifies 13th Amendment 1994 Senate rejectes a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution 1992 27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising its salary 1992 Constitutional amendment barring mid-term congressional raises passes 1984 Senate rejects amendment to permit spoken prayer in public schools 1982 Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification 1982 Equal Rights Amendment goes down to defeat 1972 Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified) 1971 26th amendment certified, reduces voting age to 18 1971 Ohio becomes 38th state to approve of lower voting age to 18, thus ratifying 26th amendment 1971 Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18 1970 President Nixon signs 26th amendment, voting age lowered to 18 1967 25th amendment (presidential succession) declared ratified 1967 25th Amendment (Presidential Disability and Succession) in effect 1964 Amendment 24 outlaws poll tax 1964 24th Amendment to U.S. Constitution goes into effect and states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay taxes 1964 24th Amendment ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections 1961 23rd Amendment ratified, allows Washington D.C. residents to vote for pres 1954 Amendment to give 18-year-olds right to vote is defeated 1953 Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment 1951 22nd amendment ratified, limiting president to 2 terms 1951 22nd amendment to Constitution is ratified 1933 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) 1933 20th Amendment goes into effect: President term begins in Jan not March 1933 20th amendment changes date of presidential inaugurations to 1/20 1920 19th amendment acknowledges women's rights 1920 19th amendment passes - women's suffrage granted 1920 Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right 1920 18th Amendment, prohibition, goes into effect; repealed in 1933 1919 Secretary of state proclaims 18th amendment (prohibition) 1918 House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote 1918 Mississippi becomes 1st state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition) 1913 17th amendment (direct election of senators) declared ratified 1913 17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote 1913 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified 1913 Federal income tax takes effect, 16th amendment 1913 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax 1913 16th Amendment, federal income tax, ratified 1909 16th Amendment approved, power to tax incomes 1870 15th Amendment passes, guarantees right to vote regardless of race 1870 15th Amendment (Black suffrage) passed 1870 After accepting 15th amendment, Virginia is readmitted to Union 1869 15th Amendment guaranteeing right to vote sent to states 1868 14th Amendment ratified, grants citizenship to ex-slaves 1866 Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights 1866 House passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights for blacks) 1866 President Johnson vetoes civil rights bill; it later becomes 14th amendment 1865 13th Amendment ratified, slavery abolished 1865 13th Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery 1865 13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day) 1865 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24) 1818 Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment (unarmed US-Canada border) 1804 12th amendment to U.S. constitution, regulating judicial power 1804 12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president 1798 11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed 1795 11th Amendment to U.S. Constitution ratified, affirms power of states 1746 John Peter Zenger, journalist, involved in 1st amendment fight, dies

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