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No law or amendment ending the slave trade could be passed before what year?
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There was a stipulation in the Constitution that no action against the slave trade could be taken prior to the year 1808. At the start of the nineteenth century, Georgia and South Carolina re-introduced the international slave trade, and had imported over 100,000 slaves within the time span of eight years.
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Which amendment was passed by Congress so that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 could not be repealed?
14th Amendment
Which amendment ended the policy of charging people a tax before they could vote?
Twenty-fourth Amendment
Was the 15 amendment passed after the civil war?
Yes. It said that the right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
When was the first election that African Americans could vote?
The 14th Amendment was passed in 1867. It wasn't until the Voting Acts Right was passed in 1965 however, that it became illegal to stop African Americans from voting.
What did southern states have to do before they could reenter the Union?
Before being readmitted to the Union, each southern state that had been part of the Confederacy had to ratify the fourteenth amendment.
No law or amendment ending the slave trade could be passed before?
1793
Who could vote after the 15th amendment was passed?
After the 15th Amendment was passed, all citizens, irrespective of their race, color or previous condition of servitude, could vote.
Why were presidents not elected for more than two terms before 1940?
Before the Twenty-Second Amendment, Presidents could run again for a 3rd term. The Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947.
Which amendment was passed by Congress so that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 could not be repealed?
14th Amendment
When could people 18 through 20 allowed to vote?
In 1971 the 27 amendment was passed allowing 18 year olds to vote. Before the amendment a person had to be 21. There has never been an amendment or law that specifically set the Ages of 18-20 as voting ages.
Was a constitutional amendment necessary before congress could impose a tax on income?
No. A constitutional amendment was necessary before congress could impose a tax on property.
Why was there an amendment passed in 1951 that a limit to how many terms a president could serve?
yes- such is the purpose of Amendment 22, ratified 2/27/1951.
Which amendment ended the policy of charging people a tax before they could vote?
Twenty-fourth Amendment
Which amendment stated that laws passed to increase the salaries of senators and reps could not take effect until after an election of reps had taken place?
The 27th amendment
What does amendment 23 say?
Amendment 23 says that U.S. citizens in the District of Columbia can vote for the Electors who formally vote for President and Vice President. Before Amendment 23 was passed, those who lived in Washington, D.C. could not cast votes for these Electors. Today, the District of Columbia gets three electoral votes.
The 19th amendment was passed in 1920. what did it do?
the right to vote stated by the nineteenth amendment. They could no vote for presidents along with blacks and white men
What need to be added to the constitution before it could be ratified?
the 14th amendment
