17th-22nd Amendments
17th Amendment-The 17th amendment made it possible for senators to be elected by popular vote rather than having state legislatures make decisions for them. This way the people knew that they were actually having a say in things rather than having a some guys you don't know chose your senators.
18th amendment-The 18th amendment outlawed alcohol(aka prohibition). Bad things happen through alcoholism such as increased crime, drunk driving, murders, rapes, etc. Unfortunately, this is a perfect example of magical thinking because on paper it looks good but in reality it just does not work. They thought that if they just took away a cause of increased crime, crime would just go away, but all it did was make a chance to break another law. People who never would have ever wanted to drink, were suddenly regulars at the local speakeasy.
19th Amendment-The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. Women had been pushing women's suffrage and slave' s right to vote and it was a slap in the face when they allowed blacks to vote after passing the 15th amendment in 1870. It was a big step for women's influence on America. Another big reason they received the right to vote was because population was so low after so many died in WWI and in the influenza epidemic. Now presidents could be elected because of their good looks!
20th Amendment- The 20th amendment is known as the 1st FDR amendmemnt. Hoover had drastically dropped in popularity and basically the people wanted a new guy in the presidency. It is to shorten the "lame duck" period if there is one. It moved inaugurationfrom March to January.
21st Amendment-The 21st amendment is short and sweet and gets rid of the 18th amendment. Prohibition was a smart idea on paper but you can't ratify something that you really can't enforce.(aka a dumb idea in real life, aka magical thinking)
17th Amendment-The 17th amendment made it possible for senators to be elected by popular vote rather than having state legislatures make decisions for them. This way the people knew that they were actually having a say in things rather than having a some guys you don't know chose your senators.
18th amendment-The 18th amendment outlawed alcohol(aka prohibition). Bad things happen through alcoholism such as increased crime, drunk driving, murders, rapes, etc. Unfortunately, this is a perfect example of magical thinking because on paper it looks good but in reality it just does not work. They thought that if they just took away a cause of increased crime, crime would just go away, but all it did was make a chance to break another law. People who never would have ever wanted to drink, were suddenly regulars at the local speakeasy.
19th Amendment-The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. Women had been pushing women's suffrage and slave' s right to vote and it was a slap in the face when they allowed blacks to vote after passing the 15th amendment in 1870. It was a big step for women's influence on America. Another big reason they received the right to vote was because population was so low after so many died in WWI and in the influenza epidemic. Now presidents could be elected because of their good looks!
20th Amendment- The 20th amendment is known as the 1st FDR amendmemnt. Hoover had drastically dropped in popularity and basically the people wanted a new guy in the presidency. It is to shorten the "lame duck" period if there is one. It moved inaugurationfrom March to January.
21st Amendment-The 21st amendment is short and sweet and gets rid of the 18th amendment. Prohibition was a smart idea on paper but you can't ratify something that you really can't enforce.(aka a dumb idea in real life, aka magical thinking)
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