personal rights guaranteed and protected by the law that ensure everyone receives equal treatment and is protected from discrimination based on characteristics like race, religion, sex, or disability

political participation

any voluntary action taken by a citizen to influence the decisions or actions of their government or shape public policy

abolished slavery and involuntary servitude across the nation, with the exception of slavery as a punishment for a crime; passed immediately after the Civil War

grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S. and guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws" and "due process of law" from the states; passed to accept all former slaves into citizenship immediately after the Civil War

prohibits denying any citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"; passed immediately after the Civil War and essentially gave the right to vote to all black men 21+ years old

prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on their sex; gave all women 21+ the right to vote

it abolished and forbade the federal and state governments from imposing poll taxes on voters during federal elections

extended the right to vote to U.S. citizens aged 18 or older; ratified during the Vietnam War as men 18-20 years old were being drafted into war but could not vote

Civil Rights Act of 1964

ended racial segregation across the American South and outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

Voting Rights Act of 1965

prohibited racial discrimination in voting; it eliminated state and local legal barriers that had historically prevented African Americans and other minority groups from exercising their right to vote

Civil Rights Act of 1968

outlawed discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, and national origin. It also added provisions that made it illegal to intimidate or interfere with someone's rights and also made it illegal to riot

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Voting Rights 3.6

Vocabulary from Florida Benchmark SS.7.CG.3.6

Question	Answer
civil rights	personal rights guaranteed and protected by the law that ensure everyone receives equal treatment and is protected from discrimination based on characteristics like race, religion, sex, or disability
political participation	any voluntary action taken by a citizen to influence the decisions or actions of their government or shape public policy
13th Amendment	abolished slavery and involuntary servitude across the nation, with the exception of slavery as a punishment for a crime; passed immediately after the Civil War
14th Amendment	grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S. and guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws" and "due process of law" from the states; passed to accept all former slaves into citizenship immediately after the Civil War
15th Amendment	prohibits denying any citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"; passed immediately after the Civil War and essentially gave the right to vote to all black men 21+ years old
19th Amendment	prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on their sex; gave all women 21+ the right to vote
24th Amendment	it abolished and forbade the federal and state governments from imposing poll taxes on voters during federal elections
26th Amendment	extended the right to vote to U.S. citizens aged 18 or older; ratified during the Vietnam War as men 18-20 years old were being drafted into war but could not vote
Civil Rights Act of 1964	ended racial segregation across the American South and outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Voting Rights Act of 1965	prohibited racial discrimination in voting; it eliminated state and local legal barriers that had historically prevented African Americans and other minority groups from exercising their right to vote
Civil Rights Act of 1968	outlawed discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, and national origin. It also added provisions that made it illegal to intimidate or interfere with someone's rights and also made it illegal to riot

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