25th Amendment

The 25th Amendment states that incase the removal or death of the president the Vice President takes over and becomes the president.

This humorous political cartoon shows George Bush invoking the 25th Amendment.

24th Amendment

the 24th Amendment prohibited any poll tax during elections for federal officials.


Having any type boundaries or requirements when it comes to voting can make the ability to vote extremely difficult for some. Having a poll tax restrained some people ability to vote because they simply could not afford it. This cartoon represents the "wall" people would have to essentially destroy to be able to vote.

23rd Amendment

The 23rd Amendment allows residents of District of Columbia the ability to vote in Presidential elections. Before the  23rd Amendment citizens of the District of Columbia had no representation in the Electoral College.



This cartoon represents how before this amendment was ratified it would have been extremely unfair for residents in this region.

22nd Amendment

The 22nd Amendment limited the amount of terms a president can have and for how long. One controversial topic relating to the 22nd amendment is if it should be repealed or not? One could argue that limiting a president to two terms for a length of four years each, denies citizens to re-elect a president they felt performed well. Also this puts pressure on the president because everyone knows when he is leaving. People can become uninterested and wait for the next successor and the president does not have the ability to shape the polictical agenda.

21 Amendment

21st Amendment repeals the 18th amendment which mandated prohibition on alcohol nationwide.

This cartoon has a comedic tone to it. comparing the posters the one on the right seems very insignificant compared to the left. The point is to the depict the idea that the 21st amendment is not a very important amendment and people are just going right back to how were normally. Also the people looking at the poster on the right are paying attention to perhaps the wrong poster. The one on the left seems much more imperative and the one on the right is a poster that does not really have any importance.

20th Amendment

The 20th Amendment sets dates for elections and who takes over if the president dies. Originally before this amendment elections were held in November. This amendment was ratified In January 23, 1933. This amendment was known as the lame duck amendment.

This cartoon makes fun of this nickname and saying that congressmen who lose their election are no longer accountable in "lame duck session".

19th Amendment

The 19th Amendment gave the right for women to vote.



This Political cartoon has a really strong and obvious message. Throughout history we have seen many people suffer for silly reason like skin color. Our government thinks it has fixed its problem by abolishing slavery and letting everyone vote supposedly (15th amendment) and yet women are still suffering to have equality. This cartoon conveys the message women are an important part of life and essentially voting therefore should have the right to vote.