This session dives into Amendments 11 through 27—charting a path through over two centuries of legal, cultural, and constitutional change. You’ll explore key shifts in presidential power, voting rights, federalism, and the role of the people in holding government accountable. 

 Topics include: 

• Why the 11th and 12th Amendments redefined federal court power and elections 
• The deep impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments post-Civil War 
• Prohibition and the cultural flashpoint of the 18th and 21st Amendments 
• The Seventeenth Amendment’s unintended consequences for state representation 
• How presidential succession and congressional pay were handled in later amendments 

From women’s suffrage to income taxes to “lame duck” sessions, this unit brings context to the amendments that shaped (and reshaped) the American experience.