0
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What does the fourteenth amendment mean?
The 14th Amendment of the American Constitution is where black Americans were granted citizenship and the 15th Amendment is when they were allowed to vote. The 14th amendment states that all Americans have equal protection of the law. Not only is this the basis for eliminating systemic discrimination against black people but it has also been used as the basis for removing arbitrary discrimination on the basis of sex in laws.
Which amendment gave African American men voting rights?
The fourteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave African American men the right to vote.
What was the name of the American nation first Constitution?
if you mean what is the first amendment to the constitution it is " freedom of speech and freedom of the press"
Do American citizens have rights that aren't explicitly mentioned in the Constitution?
yes, ninth amendment
Which amendment guarantees an american's right to criticize the us government?
The First Amendment. Because it guarantees freedom of speech, the First Amendment gives Americans the right to criticize any part of the American government.
The Bill of Rights grants many specific rights to American citizens. One amendment states that Americans citizens also have rights that are not specifically listed in the Constitution or Bill of Right?
the ninth amendment
What was the equal right amendment?
The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects all American citizens from unequal treatment by the law and it solidifies African Americans' citizenship. Part of the Amendment is known as the Equal Protection Clause.
Which amendment made blacks citizens?
The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1870) conferred the right of American citizenship regardless of race, color or being a former slave. This specifically afforded citizenship protections to African-Americans, the then majority of whom were prior slaves or their immediate descendants.
Is there an amendment to the Constitution that makes it a crime to desecrate an American flag?
No, there is not an amendment.
Which Principle of American democracy allows American citizens to purchase and own a gun?
The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the US.
What do you call a change to the American constitution?
amendment
When were African Americans considered US citizens?
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution stated that everyone born in the United States, including African Americans, were American citizens. It was ratified in 1868.
American citizens' right to free speech is guaranteed by?
It is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
What is the content of the 14 Amendment?
14 Amendment is a Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African-Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the american civil war.
What amendment reinforces the fact that American have right that are not listed in the constitution?
The Sixth Amendment references this.
How did the 21st Amendment affect the 18th Amendment?
The 21st amendment of the American Constitution repealled the 18th amendment, and made it no longer valid.
How did the 21st amendment affect the 18th?
The 21st amendment of the American Constitution repealled the 18th amendment, and made it no longer valid.
