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Terms 41-45
Free Response #9
TERM 41
19th Amendment
Ratified 1920
Definition
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the United
States or by any State on account of sex.”
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
Application
All women were given an equal opportunity to
partake in politics in the United States with the
passage of this constitutional law.
Example
○ Suffrage Movement
TERM 42
20th Amendment
Ratified 1933
Definition
This amendment stated the federal terms of office to
begin in January, Congress to meet at least once a
year, and the emergency presidential succession,
where if the President dies the Vice President will
become President.
Application
It tried to resolve some uncertainty in the
Constitution regarding what to do in a hypothetical
situation and somewhat eliminated the “lame duck”
period.
Example
○ Presidential Inauguration Day - January 20th
TERM 43
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21
Amendment
Ratified 1933
Definition
“The eighteenth article of amendment to the
Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.”
(Section 1)
This amendment repealed prohibition, which was
previously the 18th amendment and gave states the
right to determine their own alcohol laws.
Application
Under federal law, the 18th amendment no longer
applied to the citizens of the United States, although
some states continued to remain “dry.”
Example
○ Granholm v. Heald (2005)
TERM 44
22nd Amendment
Ratified 1951
Definition
“No person shall be elected to the office of the
President more than twice…” (Section 1)
This amendment established a two-term limit for the
president.
Application
Those running for president were limited to serving a
total of 8 years because Congress didn’t want the
presidential office to become a dictator position.
Example
○ FDR was the only president to serve more than
two terms as president of the United States.
23rd Amendment
TERM 45
Ratified 1961
Definition
“The District constituting the seat of Government of the
United States shall appoint in such manner as the
Congress may direct…” (Section 1)
This amendment gave the right to vote for president in
the District of Columbia.
Application
The District of Columbia acquired 3 electoral votes to
cast, which equals the least number of votes any state
has.
Example
○ Congress wanted to give the residents of Washington D.C. the
right to vote for president. It went into effect with the 1964
election (LBJ (D) v. Barry Goldwater (R)).