The 14th Amendment

What year was the 14th Amendment added to the U.S. Constitution?

• 1865

• 1888

• 1868

• 1870

What was the primary purpose of the slave codes?

• To educate enslaved Africans

• To keep enslaved Africans from doing anything except living as a slave

• To provide healthcare to enslaved Africans

• To ensure enslaved Africans could vote

What did the Black Codes do?

• Allowed African Americans to vote

• Kept Black Americans from making money and gaining wealth

• Provided equal rights to African Americans

• Ended racial segregation

What was one of the restrictions of the Jim Crow laws?

• Prohibited blacks from voting

• Allowed blacks to buy property freely

• Ensured equal job opportunities for blacks

• Promoted racial integration in schools

In what year did federal laws sign to end the Jim Crow era?

• Mid-1960s

• 1980

• 1960

• 1975

What did the Civil Rights Act aim to stop?

• Legal segregation

• Freedom of speech

• The right to bear arms

• Women's rights

How many times more wealthy is the average white family compared to the average black family?

• 5 times

• 10 times

• 15 times

• 20 times

What percentage of the U.S. prison population is black?

• 10%

• 13%

• 34%

• 22%

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Right to public assembly

• No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms

What percentage of people shot and killed by the police each year are black?

• 34%

• 22%

• 13%

• 10%