Civil Rights & Amendments

What years did the civil war last?

• 1860-1870

• 1865-1880

• 1781-1785

• 1861-1865

The __________Amendment outlawed slavery.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

What amendment made all people born in the United States citizens?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What amendment grants all citizens equal protection of the laws?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

The ________________ allowed for slavery as a punishment for a crime.

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Literacy tests were created as a way to suppress African American voters after the passage of the _______________.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What is an amendment?

• A change or addition

• An introduction or statement of purpose

• A formal meeting called for a special purpose

• A belief or judgement of an individual group

How does the Constitution address the concern raised by Thomas Jefferson?

"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times." - Thomas Jefferson

• It allows for separation of powers

• It allows for checks and balances

• It allows for amendments to the Constitution

• It allows for limited government

What is the name for the first ten amendments?

• Consitution

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

Which court case ruled the separation of races does not violated the Constitution?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Bakke v. California