American Constitutions

In this diagram, what should replace the question mark?

• Jim Crow laws are unconstitutional

• Public facilities should be available to all races.

• Separate but equal public facilities are constitutional.

What do the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments have in common? Select the two (2) correct answers.

• They included protections for American Indians and women.

• They provided equal protection of the Constitution to all citizens.

• They allowed for Black Codes to be adopted as part of the Constitution.

• They provided rights to citizens that had once been excluded from the

  Constitution.

Match the amendment with the protection it guarantees

• 15th

  Amendment

• Grants citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. regardless of race, color,

  or previous condition of servitude.

• 14th

  Amendment

• Bans slavery in the United States and all of its territories.

• 13th

  Amendment

• Ensures all persons born in the U.S. have the right to vote regardless of

  race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments changed the meaning of citizenship in the

United States. However, some groups still were not included in those new rights.

Which two groups were the last to receive their full citizenship benefits?

• American Indians

• Women of all races

• White American males

• African American males

Who is being described:

Fought for adoption of Constitutional Amendments that guaranteed voting rights.

Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all people.

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Frederick Douglass

How did the southern states prevent African Americans from voting starting in

the 1890’s?

• Every southern state adopted the 15th Amendment.

• Southern states implemented Reconstruction policies.

• Southern states banned black codes and Jim Crow Laws.

• Changed constitutions that added requirements such as poll taxes for

  African Americans.

During Reconstruction, what were Confederate States required to do before they

could be readmitted into the Union?

• Adopt Black Codes

• Ban Jim Crow Laws

• Adopt the 14th Amendment

• Pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866

Which document served as the first constitution of the United States before the current Constitution was adopted?

• A) The Articles of Confederation

• B) The Declaration of Independence

• C) The Bill of Rights

• D) The Federalist Papers

What is the primary purpose of the Preamble to the United States Constitution?

• A) To outline the rights of citizens

• B) To establish the legislative branch

• C) To state the goals and purposes of the government

• D) To define the powers of the President

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

• A) 13th Amendment

• B) 14th Amendment

• C) 15th Amendment

• D) 19th Amendment