The Fourteenth Amendment (1868) is known for several important clauses. What did it grant to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.?
It granted citizenship, including to formerly enslaved people.
What major protection does the Fourteenth Amendment's 'Equal Protection Clause' provide?
It requires that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all citizens, ensuring 'equal protection of the laws'.
Which amendment granted African American men the right to vote?
The Fifteenth Amendment (1870), which prohibits denying the right to vote based on 'race, color, or previous condition of servitude'.
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The Thirteenth Amendment (1865).
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Examples: The 15th (race), 19th (sex/gender), 24th (no poll tax), or 26th (age 18 and older).
What did the Nineteenth Amendment (\(1920\)) accomplish?
It granted women the right to vote (women's suffrage).
What did the Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964) outlaw?
It outlawed the use of poll taxes in federal elections, which were used to prevent poor people, particularly African Americans, from voting.
What change did the Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971) make to voting rights?
It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. This was largely a response to the Vietnam War, with the sentiment that if you were old enough to be drafted, you were old enough to vote.
