Amendment 11-27 Abolishing Slavery - PowerPoint Presentation

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Amendment 11-27Slide2

Abolishing Slavery

The 13

th

Amendment

“Neither slave nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the US”

Outlawed slavery in the US

The Dred Scott Decision

Supreme Court declared that he was property because he was a slave

Amendment was ratified in 1865

Overturned the Dred Scott decisionSlide3

Citizenship, Due Process, and Equal ProtectionSlide4

Voting Rights for African American

Men

The 15

th

Amendment, 1870

“The right of citizens in the US to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

Voting rights for African American Men

States set rules for voting

Rules can’t exclude on racial grounds

Poll taxes and literacy testsSlide5

Women’s Suffrage

The 19

th

Amendment,1920

“The right of citizens of the US to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or any State on account of sex.”

Gave women rights to vote

Women’s Suffrage Movement

Seneca Falls, 1848

1

st

women’s rights convention

Declaration of Sentiments

Leaders included many womenSlide6

Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote

The 26

th

Amendment, 1970

“The right of citizens of the US, who are 18 years old or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any State on account of age.”

Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

The Vietnam War

The military draft

Extending the Voting Right Act of 1965

Oregon appealded to the Supreme Court

An issue of fairness

Fast ApprovalSlide7

ReviewSlide8

Voting Rights in Washington, DC

The 23

rd

Amendment

“The District constituting the seat of Government of the US shall appoint…a number of electors of President and Vice President”

Granted residents in the District of Columbia the right to vote for president and vice president

Originally in the Constitution

Voter eligibility required that residents had to live in states

The amendment also capped the number of electors at 3 to match that of the smallest stateSlide9

Poll TaxesSlide10

Income Taxes

The 16

th

Amendment

“The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on income, from whatever source derived”

Congress can enact a federal income tax

The Constitution sets limits on how Congress can levy taxes

Direct taxes are tied to population

Expense of war and a growing population

Government needed more moneySlide11

Prohibition and Repeal

The 18

th

Amendment

Allowed Congress to outlaw the production, sale, and transportation of liquor

Ratified 18

th

Amendment as a result of the prohibition movement

Life during prohibition

Bootleggers

Support of the Prohibition movement declined

Anti-prohibitionists and the election of 1932

The 21

st

Amendment

Repealed the 18

th

AmendmentSlide12

ReviewSlide13

The Political System Slide14

Lame Ducks and Term Limits

The 20

th

Amendment

“The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end noon on the 20

th

of January, & the terms of the Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3

rd

of January.”

Set January 3

rd

as opening of congressional session

Set January 20

th

as inauguration day for the President

The Lame Duck Amendment

Waited for the New DealSlide15

Term Limits for Presidents

The 22

nd

Amendment

“

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”

Set a 2-term limit for the president

No term limits in the Constitution

2-term tradition began by George Washington

FDR was elected president 4 times

Great Depression and World War 2Slide16

Presidential Succession

25

th

Amendment

“In case of the removal of the President

from office or his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.”

Set rules for succession of the president and replacement of vice president

Clarifies the roles of the vice President

If president can’t fulfill duties

The roles of the vice president and the cabinet

The order of succession

Presidential succession Act of 1947Slide17

Congressional Pay

27

th

Amendment

“No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.”

Prevents congressional members from voting for a pay raise for themselves and then collecting it immediately

Must wait until after the following election

Proposed with the Bill of Rights

Amendment was added to the Constitution as a result of citizen actionSlide18

ReviewSlide19

Q and A’s

What was prohibited by the 18th Amendment? 

A.

the production, sale, and transportation of liquorSlide20

Which amendment defines citizenship, prevents states from denying due process, and provides equal protection to all people? 

B.

14th AmendmentSlide21

During the Vietnam War, what voting rights were changed by the 26th Amendment?

A.

It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 so those going to war could vote on the politicians deciding their future.Slide22

What does the 17th Amendment say?

D.

People vote directly for senators.Slide23

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

C.

15th AmendmentSlide24

Which amendment is credited to Susan B. Anthony and the suffragists?

A. 19

th

Amendment ,which gives women the right to voteSlide25

When the 23rd Amendment was passed, it gave voting rights to residents of Washington, DC. Why were they excluded from all of the previous amendments that gave voting rights?

B.

Washington, DC is not a part of a state; the original Constitution says that only the residents of states were eligible to vote for president.Slide26

The 13th Amendment overturned the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. Which right did this amendment grant? 

D.

It abolished slavery in all states.Slide27

How long was it from the time African American men were given the right to vote until women were given the right to vote?

C.

almost 50 yearsSlide28

Which US citizens were the last to be given the right to vote for president and vice president? 

D.

residents of Washington, DCSlide29
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