OST Civil Rights

The 24th Amendment guarantees people the right to vote regardless of whether or not they paid a poll tax. What group does the 24th Amendment aim to protect?

• Women

• European Americans

• Poor people

• Soldiers/Veterans

After the end of the Civil War, many southern states passed discriminatory laws referred to as "Black Codes" to keep African Americans from enjoying newly gained freedoms. The US Government responded by

• Passing the Bill of Rights to guarantee the rights of all Americans.

• Passing the Progressive Amendments (think 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th amendments) .

• Passing what are known as the Reconstruction Amendments (think 13th, 14th, 15th amendments)

• Congress passing civil and voting rights legislation to try and end discrimination.

Which legal principle did the Supreme Court use to extend the Bill of Rights guarantees to state laws and to broaden civil rights protections for minorities?

• The "3/5th Clause" of the 12th Amendment

• The "apportionment clause of the 16th Amendment.

• The "punishment clause" of the 13th Amendment.

• The "due process clause" of the 14th Amendment.

The common theme of the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments was

• to place limits on immigrants coming to the U.S.

• to extend voting rights to groups that were formerly disenfranchised.

• to strengthen the rights of persons accused of a crime.

• to prevent a strong central government from threatening people's rights.

Some Southern states used poll taxes to prevent African Americans from voting in elections until this action was taken

• congressional legislation was passed.

• passage of a constitutional amendment.

• a Supreme Court decision.

• a presidential Executive Order was issued.

The Supreme Court has used this to strengthen the application of the Bill of Rights?

• Incorporation

• Constitutional amendments

• Past precedent

• the 5th Amendment's Due Process Clause

During the 1950's and 1960's the different branches of government acted to extend civil rights to African Americans. What is one way the Executive Branch worked to extend civil rights during this period?

• by applying the due process clause to extend basic rights.

• by passing legislation like the Voting Rights Act or the Civil Rights Act.

• by sending the National Guard to enforce desegregation in the South.

• the executive branch played no role in extending civil rights.

During the 1950's and 1960's the different branches of government acted to extend civil rights to African Americans. What is one way the Legislative Branch worked to extend civil rights during this period?

• Sent the National Guard to enforce desegregation in the South.

• Outlawed discrimination in public places.

• Applied the due process clause to extend basic rights.

• through constitutional amendments like the 15th and 19th amendments.

This amendment prevented legislatures from passing laws that imposed poll taxes as a condition of voting.

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

This event led to the adoption of the 15th Amendment

• Attempts to reduce the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

• Federal laws being nullified by Northern States.

• Refusal to intervene in bringing about reforms in the South.

• Denying African Americans the right to vote in the South.