GGGG REVIEW

GovernmentChapter 7- Beyond the Bill of

Rights

Terms

segregation Separation, as in separation of one racial group from

anotheraffirmative action

Steps to counteract past racial discrimination and discrimination against women

suffrage the right to vote

Why is the Constitution considered a living document? It can respond to the needs of a growing and changing

society Amendments Interpretation

How many Amendments have been added to the Constitution since the Bill of Rights? 17, bringing the total to 27

Originally, how was U.S. citizenship determined? by each individual state

What group was the first to be considered citizens? White males who owned a certain amount of property

Who has the final say over what the Constitution means? SCOTUS (The Supreme Court of the United States)

How does the Constitution change with the times? Amendments Court interpretation

How can a Supreme Court decision be overturned? By a later Supreme Court decision By a Constitutional Amendment

How are Amendments proposed? Ratified?

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The right to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude 15th Amendment

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The right to vote shall not be denied on account sex 19th Amendment

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The right to vote shall not be denied by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax 24th Amendment

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The right to vote shall not be denied on account of age 26th Amendment

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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist in the United States 13th Amendment

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No state shall deprive any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws 14th Amendment

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The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes 16th Amendment

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This Amendment repealed the Prohibition Amendment 21st Amendment

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Owning slaves is not unconstitutional Dred Scott v. Sanford- 1857

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Separate but equal facilities are not unconstitutional Plessey v. Ferguson- 1896

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Separate but equal facilities is unconstitutional Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas- 1954

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Discriminating against whites only because of their race is unconstitutional Regents of the University of California v. Bakke- 1978

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Separate hiring policies for women and men are unconstitutional Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp.- 1971