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.
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