Introduction Paragraph The 20th amendment, or the lame duck amendment, doesn't sound like a big amendment, but it is very important in electing the United States President. The term "lame duck" means a president that has had his/her 4 years up, or a presidential candidate that lost the election, ((https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-the-20th-amendment-made-lame-duck-sessions-less-lame). The 20th amendment, (That was ratified on January 23, 1933), lets the new voted in president to be inaugurated in January, much earlier than what it used to be, in March. The Cause Paragraph The 20th amendment helps U.S. citizens by having a stronger president for a longer amount of time. This happens because the leaving president, (Lame Duck), won't have to worry about leaving office all the way to March. When presidents did that, the United States couldn't get much done with their former president. The 20th amendment really took place in the 1933 election. Herbert Hoover was president at the time and Franklin Roosevelt was elected as president; so instead of waiting 2 months, he was inaugurated shortly after he was elected. …show more content…
president dies the vice president will take power, then so on and so forth. The Effect Paragraph The most affected part of the government is the Congress. New presidents can start giving the 3 branches of government jobs to make the country safer by-passing laws and making bills. Also, it helps many citizens. For example, business owners might create more jobs if they are able to pay less taxes. The
Finally the 15th Amendment was made in 1870 to assure that every person in the US had the right to vote and no one could take that right away as a result of race, color or because citizens used to be slaves.
Sixteenth Amendment- Authorization of an Income Tax – Progressives thought this would slow down the rising wealth of the richest Americans by using a sliding or progressive scale where the wealthier would pay more into the system. In 1907, Roosevelt supported the tax but it took two years until his Successor, Taft endorsed the constitutional amendment for the tax. The Sixteenth Amendment was finally ratified by the states in 1913. The origin of the income tax came William J Bryan in 1894 to help redistribute wealth and then from Roosevelt and his dedication to reform of corporations. I agree with an income tax to pay for all of our government systems and departments, but I believe there was a misfire with “redistributing wealth.” The redistribution is seen in welfare systems whereby individuals receive money to live. This is meant to be a temporary assistance, but sadly, most that are in the system are stuck due to lack of assistance in learning how to escape poverty. There are a lot of government funded programs, but there is no general help system to help lift people up and stay up, so there continues a cycle of
...n of Senators, Prohibition, and Women's Right to Vote, respectively. All of these amendments drastically reformed the United States on a national level. This was done for the betterment of the nation, and the lives of the citizens of the United States were changed forever.
The 19th Amendment recognized the right of women to participate in politics equally like men. Well, do you know when it was ratified? It was on August 8th, 1920, which is really recent. After more than seventy years of relentless work, women finally won the struggle. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents the United States federal government and the states from denying the right of citizens to vote on the basis of their sex. In other words, it guarantees the right to vote for all Americans including blacks and women. This amendment resulted in some impacts on American society. It also resulted in a significant change in American politics.
The 15th Amendment was written by George Washington Julian. This amendment was passed on February 26, 1869 and was ratified February 3, 1870. The 15th Amendment was very significant to many Americans of different races because it changed their lives forever by allowing them to vote. “The present difficulty, in bringing all parts of the United States to a happy unity and love of country grows out of the prejudice to color. The prejudice is a senseless one, but it exists,” said U.S. Grant, 1869.
On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified effective by Congress. These first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America promised the states certain rights and freedoms which could not be infringed by the government. After all, the founding fathers knew from experience that men in their weakness were often tempted by power. They had become all too familiar with this when under the control of King George in England. Therefore, in order to protect the future people of their beautiful country, they promised certain liberties which could not be taken away. Every single one of these freedoms is important for the United States of America. However, the second amendment is especially important to our nation because it allows the people to protect their freedom and defend themselves and the common good against an overreaching government.
The 19th amendment states that the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. The 19th amendment was a significant turning point for many women in America. It gave women freedom that they didn’t have before. Before this amendment was passed many women had no self portrayal, something they couldn’t reach with a male figure ruling next to them. That was until 1920 when the 19th amendment was passed. The amendment let women into power giving them social justice and many political rights.
Overall, the twenty-sixth amendment is taken very lightly, and easily brushed over. Unfortunately, the amendment is more complicated than thought to be the common American. It has had many voting age arguments due to military’s part in the debate. This was made more complicated since the Vietnam war was in action as the age debate was being addressed throughout the nation. The amendment was the ultimate full membership into the political community and demanded that they would be recognized as citizens as well. Ultimately, voting does give the government lead way on what actions to take to better help our the country, as well as responding to the demand of the people within America as well. Having generations and generations all in one voting
Amendment written, and it grants citizens the rights to vote regardless of their gender. The president Woodrow Wilson called this a wartime measure because the U.S. would not have won the WWI without the help of women. On August 26, 1920,
The interpretation of this amendment told people in 1933 that the prohibition period ended and they are now allowed to drink. The 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment. The prohibition happened when the 18th amendment was announced and the amendment said that people weren’t allowed to sell or ship alcohol. Prohibition means the action of something being forbidden. Because the 21st Amendment brought alcohol legal to the United States of America reduced the amount of crime in the country. The crime that the 18th Amendment brought to the United States was burglaries and many other crimes. The reason why the 18th Amendment brought crime to the United States was that the amendment angered people. The 21st Amendment gave people the chance to
The most important aspect of the Nineteenth Amendment was that it gave women the right to vote. Over time in the United States, women had to climb from slavery to shop work to teaching to war workers and finally to gaining suffrage (Doc.3). After the amendment was passed, women got the right vote, but wanted more. They wanted equal rights period, equal
In 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified by the US government, repealing the 18th Amendment, thus ending prohibition. The prohibition left its mark, though, as most states set their drinking ages to twenty-one and some to eighteen, rather than the lack thereof prior to Prohibition. It was not until many years after the 21st Amendment that the amount of drinking surpassed pre-Prohibition
The United State of America, established by the Founding Father who lead the American Revolution, accomplished many hardship in order to construct what America is today. As history established America’s future, the suffering the United State encountered through history illustrate America’s ability to identify mistakes and make changes to prevent the predictable. The 2nd Amendment was written by the Founding Father who had their rights to bear arms revoked when they believe rising up to their government was appropriate. The Twentieth Century, American’s are divided on the 2nd Amendment rights, “The right to bear arms.” To understand why the Founding Father written this Amendment, investigating the histories and current measures may help the American people gain a better understanding of gun’s rights in today’s America.
Tenth Amendment Our bill of rights all began when James Madison, the primary author of the constitution, proposed 20 amendments to the bill of rights and not the ten we know of today. Madison sent these twenty proposed rights through the House and the Senate and was left with twelve bills of rights. Madison himself took some of it out. These amendments were then sent to the states to be ratified. Virginia was the tenth state out of the fourteenth states to approve 10 out of 12 amendments.
Government effects my life everyday in a vast variety of ways. From the quality of the milk that I drink in the morning, to the license and Insurance I need to drive my vehicle to school and work. Government also effects the taxes that are deducted from my salary. The government uses this money to protect consumers and provide services for the public amongst many other things.