What are the 17 amendments that come after the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution?

1 answer

Answer

1274464

2026-05-05 22:56

+ Follow

17 additional amendments were added to the U.S. Constitution in addition to the original ten in the Bill of Rights for a grand total of 27 amendments.

11: Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders.

12: Revised Presidential election (Changed how the Electoral College had to vote for the president.)

13: Abolished Slavery (After Civil War)

14: Created Citizenship, places punishment upon rebels, (the Confederation), state due process, and revises Representation in the House. (Civil War)

15: Suffrage is no longer restricted by Race. (Civil War)

16: Allows Federal Income tax.

17: Changes the way Senators are elected. They are now elected by the people.

18: Prohibition of Alcohol.

19: Women's Suffrage.

20: Deals with some of the ambiguous detail surrounding the beginning and end of the Presidents term.

21: Repeal of the 18th Amendment, prohibition ends.

22: Limits President to two terms in office.

23: District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) is represented in the Electoral College (but not Congress).

24: Ban of Polling Tax.

25: Edits to Presidential Succession.

26: Lowered Voting age to 18.

27: Restrictions on how the senate decides its own pay.

ReportLike(0ShareFavorite

Copyright © 2026 eLLeNow.com All Rights Reserved.