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What is the 13th amendment and what year did it go into affect?
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1865- Abolition
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What year did the 14th amendment go into affect?
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1868
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What was the 14th amendment?
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1. African american citizenship
2. Equal protection clause ( deals a lot with state) - state must provide equal protection of the law to any inhabitant of the state
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What year did the 15th amendment go into affect?
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1870
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What is the 15th amendment?
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African american male sufferage
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What were literacy tests?
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People had to read and interpret parts of the constitution. It prevented african american males from voting
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What are 4 ways that the southern states prevented african american males from voting?
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Lynchings(hangings), litercay tests, poll taxes, and polling places were far from african american neigborhoods
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What is the 17th amendment?
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Direct election of senators (1913)
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Whats the 19th amendment? What year was it put into affect?
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Womans sufferage 1920
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What is the 23 amendment?
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Washington d.c has 3 electoral votes
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What is the 24 amendment?
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Banned poll taxes
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Whats year was the 26 amendment put into affect?
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1971
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What is the 26 amendment?
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Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
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When were these amendments made
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After the civil war
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What does de jure mean?
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Descrimination by law
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