Supreme Court Haiku
Other Constitutional Amendments
Some Two Hundred Years
Seventeen More Amendments
Some Famous, Some Not
States of the Union
Sovereign Immunity
From most civil suits
Electoral votes
For President and VP
Congress breaks stalemate
End of slavery
Except to punish for crimes
Congress may enforce
Section 1
Due Process in States
All born here are citizens
Equal Protection
Section 2
Representatives
Apportioned among the states
Based on male voters
Section 3
You can’t hold office
If you were Confederate
Congress may allow
Section 4
U.S. debt secured
Debt supporting rebellion?
May not be enforced
Rights can’t be denied
Based on your race or color
Or past servitude
Approves income tax
Without need to apportion
Among all the states
Choosing senators
By direct popular vote
Six year terms for each
Alcohol Outlawed
Congress and states may enforce
Volstead Act passed too
Citizens may vote
Without regard to their sex
Applies to states too
Section 1
President starts term
On January 20
Congress on the 3rd
Section 2
The Congress shall meet
Starting January 3
Or a day they pick
Section 3
President-elect
Dies before taking office
VP takes over
No Prohibition
States may continue their ban
Crack open a beer
After FDR
No more may a President
Serve more than two terms
D.C. Citizens
May now vote for President
Through their Electors
Can’t base right to vote
In federal elections
On poll tax payment
Section 1
If the President
Dies or resigns from office
VP takes over
Section 2
VP vacancy
President picks replacement
Both Houses confirm
Section 3
President can’t serve
Vice President can become
Acting President
Section 4
VP, Cabinet
Decide President can’t serve
VP takes over
President ready
Cabinet disagrees
Then Congress decides
U.S. citizens
Over the age of eighteen
Can’t be denied vote
Congressional pay hikes
Cannot take effect until
New House election
