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1. 20th Amendment
2. 21st Amendment
3. 22nd Amendment
4. 23rd Amendment
5. 24th Amendment
6. 25th Amendment
7. 26th Amendment
8. 27th Amendment

requires newly elected members of Congress to take office the first week of January

Washington DC is given votes in the presidential election

repealed the 18th amendment

made the sale, transportation and distribution of liquor in the states legal

If the president is removed, dies or resigns, the vice president takes his place

if the president voluntarily states that he cannot serve by delivering a writing to that effect to Congress, the vice president will take over the president's job. The president can take back his job when he is ready by delivering another written statement to Congress to that effect.

prohibits Congress from giving members a raise or decreasing a member's salary while they are serving a term of office

lowered the voting age from age 21 to age 18

the president nominates a vice president that must be confirmed by a majority of both chambers of Congress

prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress from taking effect until the start of the next term of office

if the president dies having served more than 2 years of his term, the vice resident can finish his term and then run twice

requires the Congressional term to begin on January 3

Washington DC is given three electoral college votes

It creates a procedure to remove the president involuntarily when he is disabled and unable to fulfill his duties.

ensures that all people vote without regard to whether they are rich or poor -- no one is denied the right to vote because they have no money to pay the fee to vote

forbids voters from having to pay a poll tax (money to vote)

requires a newly elected president to take office on January 20

if the president dies having served less than 2 years of his term, the vice president can finish his term and run once

All citizens at least age 18 or older can vote

prohibits any person from being elected as president more than two terms as president