0
Yes, the US Constitution makes 3 allowances for Indians: 1) Article 1 Section 2 Clause 3: Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States ... and excluding Indians not taxed.
2) Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3: [Congress shall have the power] to regulate commerce with ... Indian tribes
3) Article 6 Section 2 & 3: --2-- This Constitution ... and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby --3-- The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution. Item #3 makes all Treaties signed with Indian Nations a part of the US Constitution (The Supreme Law of the Land), and requires all members of government to honor them, or commit treason by violating them.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Does the US government owe the native Americans anything?
no
Are Native Americans US citizens?
yes they are.
Were the Indians in the US first?
If your talking about Native Americans, then yes they were.
How were native Americans affected by the US denying them citizenship?
stupid
How did Native Americans respond to restrictions placed upon them by the US government?
The Native Americans were angered by what the US government was doing and they began to fight back and rebel against them.
Does the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution allow racial profiling for reenslavement of African Americans?
The 13th Amendment of the US constitution did not allow racial profiling for the enslaved African Americans.
Where did the US force the native Americans to live?
The US forced Native Americans to live on reservations.
Why were women and Native Americans were not given rights in the Constitution?
Women were not usually considered legally competent and if they were married they were the "property" of their husbands. Native Americans were not US citizens and later became wards of the Federal government when they were forced onto reservations.
What percentage of us Americans are native Americans?
20 %
How did the Native Americans make peace with the settlers?
The US stole all the Native Americans land.
What does the constitution dictate about US trade with Indian Tribes of Native American nations?
The federal government has the exclusive right to engage in trade with Native Americans and write treaties. The individual states cannot.
The US Constitution is a living document because Americans can revise it with what instrument can Americans revise the constitution?
An amendmentapex
How does the US Constitution allow for changes?
pizza!
What does the US Constitution allow each state to do?
establish its own constitution
What do amendments to the US Constitution allow Americans to do?
It allows us to have freedom of speech and religion. Thanks to the case Texas v. Johnson we can also burn our American Flag with no consequences because it is part of our First amendment rights.
What year did the native American get to the US?
They were here, hence the name NATIVE Americans
Why did the US allow overseas possessions?
It had not been forbidden in the US Constitution.
