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Unit 5 Study Stack
Test on 2/9/2105
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Establishment Clause | The government cannot establish an official religion. |
| 13th Amendment | Abolished Slavery |
| 15th Amendment | Forbids the denial because of race, color, or gender. |
| 26th Amendment | If you are 18 and older you can vote. |
| Voter Registration | You add your name to a list to prevent voter fraud. |
| Civil Rights Movement | This movement was to end unfair treatment to blacks. |
| Plessy Vs. Ferguson | Included the separate but equal argument |
| Poll Tax | You had to pay to vote. |
| Grandfather Clause | If your grandfather could vote then you could. |
| Dawes Act | To become an American citizen Native Americans had to give up their tribe loyalty. |
| 5 Freedoms of the First Amendment | 1) Speech 2) Assembly 3) Press 4) Religion 5) Petition |
| Free Exercise Clause | The government cannot stop you from holding any religious beliefs. |
| 14th Amendment | No life, Liberty, or property will be taken from you |
| 19th Amendment | Gave women the right to vote. |
| Equal Protection Clause | Protects against unfair treatment or discrimination by the state/government |
| Jim Crow Laws | Laws that kept blacks in separate facilities. |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | The laws that ended segregation. |
| Brown Vs. Board of Education | The separate but equal clause was violating the 14th Amendment |
| Literacy Test | A test if literacy to see if blacks could vote. |
| Due Process | A requirement that says to respect life liberty and property, |
| Why is the 1st Amendment the most important? | Because it granted 1) Speech 2) Assembly 3) Press 4) Religion 5) Petition. I believe that these 5 freedoms are the foundation of the USA and support the "American Dream". |
| When the constitution was passed what were the voting requirements? | 1) White 2) Male 3) Owned Property 4) You belonged to a church 5) You had to be 21 and over |