Originally, the person who finished 2nd in the presidential election was vice president. The 12th amendment made them running mates, so that they were in the same political party.
The main purpose of the 14th Amendment was to secure the rights of the former slaves. The purpose of the amendment provided a broad definition of citizenship.
The Thirteenth Amendment was proposed after the Civil War and it's main purpose was to grant slaves freedom and outlaw slavery.
Give Congress the constitutional authority to levy income taxes.
The purpose of the 15th Amendment was to stop the states from denying anyone the right to vote because of race or color or because the person had once been a slave.
The main theme or purpose of the Bricker Amendment was to ensure that treaties and executive agreements should have no domestic standing without internal legislation. This was a hot topic in the 1950's.
The purpose of the 18 Amendment is to ban the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery.
The purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to protect the right of individuals to keep and bear arms. The Amendment was ratified on December 17, 1791.
A non germane amendment is an amendment to a bill that is not related to the purpose of the bill.
The 24th Amendment of the Constitution does not have a nickname. The purpose of this amendment was to eliminate the poll tax.
abolishment of slavery
The purpose of Amendment 21 in the United States Constitution is to repeal the 18th Amendment, which had established Prohibition of alcohol in the country. Amendment 21 restored the legal sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States.