Other Important Amendments Flashcards
What right does the 13th Amendment give?
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
What right does the 15th Amendment give?
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
What right does the 14th Amendment give?
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
What right does the 19th Amendment give?
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex
What right does the 26th Amendment give?
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age
What was the effect of the 13th Amendment?
Abolished slavery, though not fully effective at enforcing
What was the effect of the 14th Amendment?
Granted citizenship to any enslaved person
What was the effect of the 15th Amendment?
Allows any male to vote, regardless of enslavement history or race, giving black men the right to vote
What was the effect of the 19th Amendment?
It allowed women to vote
What was the effect of the 26th Amendment?
It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
