13th and 14th Review

the 13th amendment....

• abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime

• addressed issues of citizenship, and equal protection

• granted former slaves the right to vote

• granted women the right to vote

the 14th amendment....

• abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime

• addressed issues of citizenship, and equal protection

• granted former slaves the right to vote

• granted women the right to vote

the 14th amendment....

• repudiated the Dred Scott Decision

• Fixed things for African Americans right away

• was not ratified

• arguably led to mass incarceration issues today

Mass incarceration refers to...

• too many people in jails in the US

• the lack of enough jails in the US

• police brutality

• none of the above

We needed the 13th amendment because...

• the Emancipation Proclamation did not free all the slaves

• The south felt it was the the right thing to do

• We needed a way to continue slavery

• none of the above

Issues of mass incarceration affect _____ ______ unfairly

• African American and Latino men

• White men

• African American women

• Asian American men