The Twenty-sixth Amendment was passed in response to the US Supreme Court's decision in Oregon v. Mitchell, 400 US 112 (1970), where the court declared a section of the 1970 amendment to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 unconstitutional.
The Twenty-sixth Amendment simply lowers the voting age from 21 to 18 by constitutional means because the Court held the federal government couldn't dictate voting regulations to states by legislation. The Amendment was ratified by the states on July 5, 1971, and has not been challenged.
This is a regulatory Amendment that isn't amenable to special uses or limitations, except those that apply to voter eligibility, in general.
Amendment XXVI
Section 1.
The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age.
Section 2.
The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
No. Slavery was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in a joint effort between Congress and the states that ratified the amendment. A constitutional amendment is more powerful than a US Supreme Court decision, because it is not subject to change by the Supreme Court.
None.
A U. S. president cannot reverse a U. S. Supreme Court decision or the decision of the Supreme Court of any state or territory.
The ability to nominate Justices to the US Supreme Court. :)
The [State] Supreme Court (or its equivalent) has final authority unless the question being addressed in the state constitution conflicts with the US Constitution, in which case the US Supreme Court has final authority.
The US Supreme Court is not going to "stop the First Amendment"; they lack authority to change the Constitution. Article V of the US Constitution explains the formal amendment process.
No. Slavery was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in a joint effort between Congress and the states that ratified the amendment. A constitutional amendment is more powerful than a US Supreme Court decision, because it is not subject to change by the Supreme Court.
None.
A U. S. president cannot reverse a U. S. Supreme Court decision or the decision of the Supreme Court of any state or territory.
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Ratification of a constitutional amendment
No. The Judicial Branch, headed by the US Supreme Court, is excluded from the constitutional amendment process. If the Court had the right to shape the Constitution and interpret its meaning, they would have too much power.Article V of the Constitution provides for the document's amendment by a joint venture between Congress and the States.
The ratification of a constitutional amendment
The ability to nominate Justices to the US Supreme Court. :)
The [State] Supreme Court (or its equivalent) has final authority unless the question being addressed in the state constitution conflicts with the US Constitution, in which case the US Supreme Court has final authority.
United States v. Cruikshank, 92 US 542 (1876)The US Supreme Court held the Second Amendment only applied to the Federal government, and that gun regulation was a state's rights issue.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.