Question

from the descriptions below, indicate the correct number of the amendment from the constitution.
_____ abolishes poll taxes
_____ abolishes slavery
_____ addresses congressional pay
_____ addresses presidential succession, disability, and vice presidential vacancies
_____ allows for voting rights in the district of columbia in presidential elections
_____ authorizes income tax
_____ establishes direct election of senators by popular vote
_____ establishes womens suffrage
_____ gives eighteen-year-olds the right to vote
_____ guarantees the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
_____ guarantees the rights of citizenship, due process, and equal protection
_____ limits presidential terms of office
_____ prohibits intoxicating liquors
_____ provides for the election of the president and vice president by separate ballot in the electoral college
_____ repeals prohibition
_____ sets terms and sessions of the executive and legislative branches (\lame duck\)
_____ restricts lawsuits against states

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the U.S. Constitutional Amendments and their key provisions:

1. Abolishes poll taxes: 24th Amendment
2. Abolishes slavery: 13th Amendment
3. Addresses congressional pay: 27th Amendment
4. Addresses presidential succession, disability, and vice presidential vacancies: 25th Amendment
5. Allows for voting rights in the District of Columbia in presidential elections: 23rd Amendment
6. Authorizes income tax: 16th Amendment
7. Establishes direct election of senators by popular vote: 17th Amendment
8. Establishes women’s suffrage: 19th Amendment
9. Gives eighteen - year - olds the right to vote: 26th Amendment
10. Guarantees the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude: 15th Amendment
11. Guarantees the rights of citizenship, due process, and equal protection: 14th Amendment
12. Limits presidential terms of office: 22nd Amendment
13. Prohibits intoxicating liquors: 18th Amendment
14. Provides for the election of the president and vice president by separate ballot in the Electoral College: 12th Amendment
15. Repeals Prohibition: 21st Amendment
16. Sets terms and sessions of the executive and legislative branches ("lame duck"): 20th Amendment
17. Restricts lawsuits against states: 11th Amendment

Answer:

1. 24th Amendment (Abolishes poll taxes)
2. 13th Amendment (Abolishes slavery)
3. 27th Amendment (Addresses congressional pay)
4. 25th Amendment (Addresses presidential succession, disability, and vice presidential vacancies)
5. 23rd Amendment (Allows for voting rights in the District of Columbia in presidential elections)
6. 16th Amendment (Authorizes income tax)
7. 17th Amendment (Establishes direct election of senators by popular vote)
8. 19th Amendment (Establishes women’s suffrage)
9. 26th Amendment (Gives eighteen - year - olds the right to vote)
10. 15th Amendment (Guarantees the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude)
11. 14th Amendment (Guarantees the rights of citizenship, due process, and equal protection)
12. 22nd Amendment (Limits presidential terms of office)
13. 18th Amendment (Prohibits intoxicating liquors)
14. 12th Amendment (Provides for the election of the president and vice president by separate ballot in the Electoral College)
15. 21st Amendment (Repeals Prohibition)
16. 20th Amendment (Sets terms and sessions of the executive and legislative branches ("lame duck"))
17. 11th Amendment (Restricts lawsuits against states)