Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Making of Radical Reconstruction The Fourteenth Amendment  Anyone born in the United States is a citizen and has the rights of a citizen.  This was important because it ensured that the freed slaves were officially U.S. citizens and were awarded the rights given to U.S. citizens by the Constitution. It did not grant blacks the right to vote.  Andrew Johnson campaigned against the Fourteenth Amendment in the 1866 midterm elections.  Congress adopted the Reconstruction Act

to the early twenty-first, minority groups in the United States continue to encounter various restrictions in regards with the right to vote. Traditionally, certain groups are concerned with protecting their political power over others as they maintain a tight control over their privilege. Doing so resulted in several violations of human rights, specifically stated in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. From the local and state governments, to the federal government, voting restrictions

had long dreamed to have the right to vote. In many states, they could only vote if their state allowed them the privilege. The dedicated men and women fought for their right to vote in the Civil Rights Movement in the early and mid 1900s. Congress passed the Fifteenth Amendment and the Voting Rights Act to give African Americans the rights to vote. It would have not occurred if the Civil Rights Movement had not taken place. The Nineteenth Amendment would not have occurred either if not for the Civil

immigrating to the United States. The United States is a very special country because citizens have freedom unlike in other countries where you are told what to do and if you don't follow or you speak out you are punished, sometimes even in cruel ways such as execution. Also there is no slavery legally allowed and the United States law enforcement and Judicial system is not as corrupt as some other countries such as Brazil or Mexico. One of the top reasons to become a United States citizen is the

families to develop some form of economic autonomy by which they could live by and “stabilized the work force” (Foner 98,316). The ability to add new forms of independence to society was brought on primarily through the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. “[No]

They also protect from different things. Although they have differences, civil rights and liberties have great importance to the citizens of the United States. Civil liberties originate from the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Some civil liberties include freedom of speech and freedom of religion, which come from the First Amendment of the Constitution. The courts and legislatures can define

Mr. Mckown Government 12-5-17 Reconstruction Era Prompted Amendments “Finally Mr. Lincoln has liberated us from the death trap of our “white owners”.”, said a former slave. The Emancipation Proclamation legally freed all slaves in the Confederate states, even though it didn’t free a single slave, but not those in the borderline states. So, slavery was really not illegal until the ratification of the thirteenth amendment, which was put into effect on December 6, 1865, which was two years

Freedom for the Slaves American promise was a promise made to every one who rightfully lives in the United States with justice, liberty and happiness. According to the Declaration of Independence, “we hold these truths to be self evident-that ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL!! that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!!”(Zinn 169). Most of the people were celebrating the victory of the American Revolution

The United States Constitution was written in 1787 during the Philadelphia Convention. This new document was meant to replace the older, weaker Articles of Confederation. This document became the foundation of America’s Government. But as times change so did the document, these changes are known as “Amendments”, the first ten being known simply as “The Bill of Rights”. These two unique sections of the constitution are similar yet serve different purposes. In the early stages of the founding of

The American Dream is a fantasy that reels in millions of immigrants to the United States, the population in 2017 is around 330 million people. They all went with hopes of a better life, whether it was them or their ancestors. Some of America’s history isn’t too bright though, there was brutal slavery and racism, and we amplified in the deep southern states. A specific group of people who were affected directly by racism and prejudice were African American people, and other people of color. They