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Multi-word Results
| 11th Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees a level of sovereign immunity to states by forbidding federal courts from ruling on cases brought against a state by a citizen of another state. |
| 13th Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in December, 1865, that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, other than as legal punishment for a crime. |
| 19th Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, that gave women the right to vote. |
| 22nd Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ensures that no person can be elected to more than two four-year terms as President of the United States. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, was passed in reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office. |
| Equal Rights Amendment |
a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would prohibit the infringement of rights because of gender. |
| Fifth Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees certain rights to accused criminals by providing due process of law, forbidding double jeopardy, and protecting persons from testifying against themselves. |
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