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U5 Protecting Rights
What rights are protected by our government?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This clause states that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. | Establishment Clause |
| This amendment abolished slavery. | 13th Amendment |
| This amendment guaranteed the right to vote to men regardless of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude. | 15th Amendment |
| This amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote. | 26th Amendment |
| This amendment granted African Americans full citizenship. | 14th Amendment |
| This amendment gave women the right to vote. | 19th Amendment |
| When you are added to a list which is used to keep people from voting more than once. | voter registration |
| A movement that started in the 1950's. Its goal was to end unfair treatment of African Americans by the government. | Civil Rights Movement |
| Supreme Court case that decided that seperate but equal was okay. This led to legal segregation in our country for more than 60 years. | Plessy v. Ferguson |
| A tax that was put in to place to force voters to pay. | poll tax |
| This stops Congress from passing laws that state you have to have a religion or from practicing whatever religion you choose. | Free Exercise Clause |
| This is the most important Constitutional protection that people have against unfair discrimination by state and local governments. | Equal Protection Clause |
| These laws required African Americans to go to seperate schools and use seperate facilities, they were used to further oppress African Americans in the U.S. after slavery. | Jim Crow laws |
| It ended segregation in public places such as restaurants and hotels. The law also stated that employers could not discriminate against people because of their race, national origin, religion, or gender. | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| This Supreme Court case reversed Plessy v. Ferguson (separate but equal). It said that just because it was separate did not mean it was equal. | Brown v. Board of Education |
| Voters had to prove that they could read in order to vote, these were aimed at preventing former slaves from voting. | literacy tests |
| This stated that if your grandfather had not voted in the last election then you could not vote, this was also aimed at preventing former slaves from voting. | Grandfather clause |
| Why was the Dawes Act so unpopular among Native Americans? | Because it forced them to give up their allegiance to their tribes in exchange for voting rights. |
| What are the five freedoms that the First Amendment gives? | Speech, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Religion |
| What were some of the ways that the government has kept African Americans from voting throughout our history? | Did not gran them voting rights after the Revolutionary War, poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses. |
| When the Constitution was passed what were the voting requirements? | White male, who owned land, and was over the age of 21. |
| What are some of the benefits of freedom of expression? | It helps to maintain a representative democracy, advance knowledge, develop individuals and human dignity, a way to have peaceful social change. |
| In what circumstances can the government limit your freedom of expression? | If it is a danger to public safety, national security, or some other important interest. |
| When can the government limit your religious practices? | If they are contrary to public morals, endanger health, or harm the common good. |
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