It was called Prohibition , one of the most peculiar times in American history. These groups managed to convince the federal government of the "corruption" of the sale of alcohol, explaining it as a cause of the rise of domestic violence and saloon inspired political corruption. Support for Prohibition was strongest in the South, where conservative Christianity played a large role. Even after the Amendment was enacted in , along with the Volstead Act in October of that same year, the alcohol industry didn't stop. Instead, it just went underground.
Rumor has it that anywhere between 30, and , speakeasies open up in New York City alone.
Chicago was another hot spot for the underground manufacture and sale of alcohol, which was overseen by the famous gangster Al Capone. With crime getting out of hand, and police authorities unable to gain control over the situation, Congress proposed and adopted the Twenty-First Amendment Proposed February 30, ; Adopted December 5, This amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and the Prohibition of Alcohol, becoming the first amendment, and the only one to date, to repeal a previous amendment.
After 50 years of waiting, women finally got the right to vote in the United States with the Nineteenth Amendment Proposed June 4, ; Adopted August 18, This development came from the work of the Suffragettes in the Women's Rights Movement of the early twentieth century. Famous Suffragettes Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the movement, and together they drafted the amendment which would become Amendment Nineteen: " Universal Suffrage.
Amendment Twenty Three Proposed June 16, ; Adopted March 29, address the voting rights of a different group of people, namely the residents of the nation's capitol: the District of Columbia. Before the enactment of this amendment, people living in Washington D. Now, like the state with the smallest population, Wyoming, each election D. The Twenty-fourth Amendment Proposed September 14, ; Adopted January 23, further protects the votes of free men and women by forbidding Congress and the States from charging poll tax for voting.
Similar to the Black Codes of the Reconstruction era, Poll Taxes were commonly used to keep black Americans from voting. The timing of Amendment Twenty-Four's adoption coincides with the Civil Rights Movement of the s, when attention was on the unequal treatment of black American citizens in many of the Southern states.
The final act of Congress to date regarding voting rights and restriction is the adoption of Amendment Twenty-Six Proposed March 23, ; Adopted July 1, At that time, massive protest movements against the Vietnam War had swept the nation's colleges and universities. Prior to the adoption of this amendment, men were being drafted into service before they were even legal to vote. They were risking their lives without having any bearing on the actions of the men sending them to do so.
Thus, the amendment set the voting age at 18, forbidding Congress or the States to set it any higher. Call to order: or order pocket constitution books online. All rights reserved. Oak Hill Publishing Company. Box , Naperville, IL For questions or comments about this site please email us at info constitutionfacts. Constitution I. Which Founding Father Are You?
The Bill of Rights. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
William Jennings Bryan. Twentieth Amendment. George Washington. Twenty-Seventh Amendment with Official Seal. Freed Slaves Vote in New Orleans. There is no Twelfth Amendment. On 25 November , three proposals were put to the people, the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments. The people rejected the Twelfth which dealt with the right to life of the unborn and approved the Thirteenth and Fourteenth below.
Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act, [Provided for the dissolution of marriage in certain specified circumstances. Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act, [Provided for the refusal of bail by a court to a person charged with a serious offence where it is reasonably considered necessary to prevent the commission of a serious offence by that person. Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution Act, [Provided that the confidentiality of discussions at meetings of the Government would be respected save only where the High Court, in certain specified circumstances, determined that disclosure should be made.
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Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act, [Allowed the State to consent to be bound by the Britishirish Agreement done at Belfast on 10 April and provided that certain further amendments to the Constitution, notably to Articles 2 and 3, would come into effect when that agreement entered into force. Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution Act, [Provided constitutional recognition of the role of local government and that local elections are held at least every five years.
Twenty-first Amendment of the Constitution Act, [Prohibited the death penalty and provided for the removal of references to the death penalty. There is no Twenty-second Amendment. The Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution Bill, [relating to the removal of a judge from office and providing for a body to be established by law to investigate or cause to be investigated conduct constituting misbehaviour by a judge or affected by incapacity of a judge] was not passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas.
There is no Twenty-fourth Amendment. On 7 June, , three proposals were put to the people, the Twentyfirst, Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Amendments. The people rejected the Twenty-fourth [which dealt with the Treaty of Nice] and approved the Twenty-first and Twenty-third above. There is no Twenty-fifth Amendment. On 6 March, , a proposal for the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution was put to the people and was rejected [Protection of Human Life in Pregnancy.
Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Act [Irish citizenship of children of non-national parents].
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There is no Thirty-second Amendment. On 4 October , a proposal for the Thirty-second Amendment to the Constitution was put to the people and was rejected [Abolition of Seanad Eireann]. Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution Marriage Equality Act [Provided that marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex]. There is no Thirty-fifth Amendment. On 22nd May a proposal for the Thirty-fifth Amendment to the constitution was put to the people and rejected [Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President].
Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Act [Provided for the regulation of termination of pregnancy]. Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter Act [Provided for the removal of the word blasphemous from the Constitution]. In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, from Whom is all authority and to Whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and States must be referred,.
Humbly acknowledging all our obligations to our Divine Lord, Jesus Christ, Who sustained our fathers through centuries of trial,. Gratefully remembering their heroic and unremitting struggle to regain the rightful independence of our Nation,. And seeking to promote the common good, with due observance of Prudence, Justice and Charity, so that the dignity and freedom of the individual may be assured, true social order attained, the unity of our country restored, and concord established with other nations,.
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The Irish nation hereby affirms its inalienable, indefeasible, and sovereign right to choose its own form of Government, to determine its relations with other nations, and to develop its life, political, economic and cultural, in accordance with its own genius and traditions. It is the entitlement and birthright of every person born in the island of Ireland, which includes its islands and seas, to be part of the Irish Nation. That is also the entitlement of all persons otherwise qualified in accordance with law to be citizens of Ireland. Furthermore, the Irish nation cherishes its special affinity with people of Irish ancestry living abroad who share its cultural identity and heritage.
Until then, the laws enacted by the Parliament established by this Constitution shall have the like area and extent of application as the laws enacted by the Parliament that existed immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution. Ireland is a sovereign, independent, democratic state. The national flag is the tricolour of green, white and orange. All revenues of the State from whatever source arising shall, subject to such exception as may be provided by law, form one fund, and shall be appropriated for the purposes and in the manner and subject to the charges and liabilities determined and imposed by law.
May God direct and sustain me. In the case of an equality of votes but not otherwise the Chairman shall be entitled to vote. This Article applies to any Bill, other than a Bill expressed to be a Bill containing a proposal for the amendment of this Constitution, which shall have been deemed, by virtue of Article 23 hereof, to have been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas. In this subsection "time of war" includes a time when there is taking place an armed conflict in which the State is not a participant but in respect of which each of the Houses of the Oireachtas shall have resolved that, arising out of such armed conflict, a national emergency exists affecting the vital interests of the State and "time of war or armed rebellion" includes such time after the termination of any war, or of any such armed conflict as aforesaid, or of an armed rebellion, as may elapse until each of the Houses of the Oireachtas shall have resolved that the national emergency occasioned by such war, armed conflict, or armed rebellion has ceased to exist.
No provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the State that are necessitated by the obligations of the State under that Treaty or prevents laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by bodies competent under that Treaty from having the force of law in the State. Any power or function conferred on such an institution in relation to the settlement or resolution of disputes or controversies may be in addition to or in substitution for any like power or function conferred by this Constitution on any such person or organ of State as aforesaid.
The President shall not exercise or perform any of the powers or functions which are by this Constitution expressed to be exercisable or performable by him after consultation with the Council of State unless, and on every occasion before so doing, he shall have convened a meeting of the Council of State and the members present at such meeting shall have been heard by him. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Constitution relating to the Courts, the following matters shall be regulated in accordance with law, that is to say:—.
Treason shall consist only in levying war against the State, or assisting any State or person or inciting or conspiring with any person to levy war against the State, or attempting by force of arms or other violent means to overthrow the organs of government established by this Constitution, or taking part or being concerned in or inciting or conspiring with any person to make or to take part or be concerned in any such attempt.
This shall not be held to mean that the State shall not in its enactments have due regard to differences of capacity, physical and moral, and of social function.
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The education of public opinion being, however, a matter of such grave import to the common good, the State shall endeavour to ensure that organs of public opinion, such as the radio, the press, the cinema, while preserving their rightful liberty of expression, including criticism of Government policy, shall not be used to undermine public order or morality or the authority of the State.
The publication or utterance of seditious or indecent matter is an offence which shall be punishable in accordance with law. Provision may be made by law to prevent or control meetings which are determined in accordance with law to be calculated to cause a breach of the peace or to be a danger or nuisance to the general public and to prevent or control meetings in the vicinity of either House of the Oireachtas.
Laws, however, may be enacted for the regulation and control in the public interest of the exercise of the foregoing right. It shall hold His Name in reverence, and shall respect and honour religion. The principles of social policy set forth in this Article are intended for the general guidance of the Oireachtas. The application of those principles in the making of laws shall be the care of the Oireachtas exclusively, and shall not be cognisable by any Court under any of the provisions of this Constitution.