| Term | Definition |
| 13th amendment | freed the slaves |
| 14th amendment | gave former slaves citizenship |
| 15th amendment | gave black men the right to vote |
| 16th amendment | allowed federal governmet to pass an income tax |
| 17th amendment | direct election of Senators |
| 19th amendment | women suffrage (voting) |
| 24th amendment | outlawed poll taxes in federal elections |
| 26th amendment | granted voting rights to all citizens 18 and over |
| 18th amendment | (Prohibition) banned the selling and consuption of alcohol. |
| Bill of Rights | list of individual rights and liberties that cannot be taken away, the first 10 amendments to the constitution(ratified in 1791) |