
Minority Amendments
Quiz by Natalie Thompson
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To approve a law
A change or addition to the Constitution
laws southern states passed to take away rights of African Americans
The right to vote
To take away someone's right to vote
This amendment banned slavery and forced labor?
This amendment defined a US citizen as ANYONE born in the US or naturalized, including African Americans
This amendment allowed African American MEN to vote in elections
Which amendment further guarantees citizens their due process rights by forbidding any state government from taking life, liberty or property without applying the laws fairly?
Taxes people must pay to vote are called...
Which amendment begins..."neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime..."
Which amendment begins..."All persons born or naturalized in the United States....are citizens of the United States..."
Which of the following was a BARRIER to the African American vote?
This guy wanted to get arrested so he could challenge in court the segregation laws in Louisiana?
In which court case did the U.S. Supreme Court state that racial segregation did NOT violate the 14th Amendment right to equal protection, so long as the facilities provided to each race were "separate but equal"
Which court case decision had an enormous impact on the entire public education system in the south by ending racial segregation in schools?
Which amendment to the Constitution states that all citizens are entitled to "equal protection under the law" and that states must treat all people fairly
Which amendment gave residents in Washington DC the right to vote in national elections?
Which amendment allowed votes to elect senators instead of being chosen by state legislatures?
Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
Which amendment abolishes poll taxes?