Civics Unit 8 Study Guide

When Congress is making decisions about laws to pass they have to look at:

• multiple perspectives from different groups such as special interest groups, nonprofit organizations and political parties
• c. Equal protection under the law
• All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the United States.
• granted citizens 18 years of age or older the right to vote

Editorials are news articles that are:

• d. All state laws must be constitutional
• different viewpoints that people have
• makes sure that all people are allowed to vote by getting rid of paying a poll tax
• granted African American men the right to vote

Lobbyists have different jobs, which are:

• To try and influence legislators to pass laws that favor their political interests

• granted African American men the right to vote

• abolished slavery

• b. To provide research and information to legislators on political issues

Describe the 13th Amendment

• To try and influence legislators to pass laws that favor their political interests

• multiple perspectives from different groups such as special interest groups, nonprofit organizations and political parties

• abolished slavery

• b. No state shall deny any person life, liberty, or property without due process.

Describe the 14th Amendment

• All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the United States.
• granted citizens 18 years of age or older the right to vote
• abolished slavery
• c. Equal protection under the law

Describe the 14th Amendment

• granted citizens 18 years of age or older the right to vote

• makes sure that all people are allowed to vote by getting rid of paying a poll tax

• granted women the right to vote

• No state shall deny any person life, liberty, or property without due process.

Describe the 15th Amendment

• b. No state shall deny any person life, liberty, or property without due process.
• b. To provide research and information to legislators on political issues
• granted African American men the right to vote
• All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the United States.

Describe the 19th Amendment

• granted women the right to vote
• multiple perspectives from different groups such as special interest groups, nonprofit organizations and political parties
• abolished slavery
• different viewpoints that people have

Describe the 24th Amendment

• They were created to increase the political participation of African American men and were all ratified within five years after the Civil War ended.
• granted African American men the right to vote
• abolished slavery
• makes sure that all people are allowed to vote by getting rid of paying a poll tax

Describe the 26th Amendment

• granted women the right to vote
• granted African American men the right to vote
• granted citizens 18 years of age or older the right to vote
• d. All state laws must be constitutional