Instructor: Mark Pearcy. In this lesson, we'll be looking at the expressed powers of the United States Congress. Learn what these powers are and examples of them, and then you'll be able to test your knowledge of them with a quiz.
The 17, 19, 23, 24, and 26 amendments have expanded voting rights.
The U.S. Constitution specifies how the government is run and how power is distributed. It also specifies what rights and privileges citizens have, which includes -- but is not limited to -- voting rights. Six amendments to the Constitution deal with voting, and they all reflect the era in which they were passed. The 12th Amendment, ratified in 1804, specifies how the president and vice president are elected.