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    PLSC 200 – Paper #2 Instructor: Prof. Kevin Nelson Student: Gabriel Guillen The 14th Amendment – Due Process Clause The Fourteenth Amendment was a direct outgrowth of the national debate over slavery1‚ and the subsequent emancipation of the slaves during the Civil War. In the aftermath of that war‚ Congress confronted a number of thorny issues: what would be done about the rebel leaders? Would the defeated states contribute to paying off the Union’s debts? Would slave owners be compensated for

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    The Fifteenth Amendment The Fifteenth Amendment to the constitution gives African American men the right to vote. The Amendment declares that the right of citizens of the United States cannot be denied the right to vote for anything including: race‚ color‚ or past condition of servitude. Not only did it grant African Americans the right to vote but also granted them as equal citizens. This amendment took many years to be ratified. Many states hated the idea of African Americans having the right

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    The 13th Amendment‚ passed by Congress January 31‚ 1865‚ and ratified December 6‚ 1865‚ states: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted‚ shall exist within the United States‚ or any place subject to their jurisdiction." The passing of this amendment freed slaves and made it illegal to have slaves‚ but the 13th Amendment did not give African-Americans the equal rights that they longed for. Consequently‚ slavery

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    8/26/11 The 14th Amendment Before the time of the fourteenth amendment the only people that were protected under the Bill of Rights was the white men. Once the Emancipation Proclamation passed the government thought that it would be beneficial to have in writing that the blacks had equal rights to the white male. This was not the only important addition to the constitution with the passing of the fourteenth amendment‚ but it was the major one. Another change in the 14th amendment described the

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    Jesus Garcia Carrera The 13th14th and 15th Amendments are very important because the US would have a completely different system then how it is now. The 13th amendment says that slavery nor involuntary servitude will be permitted anywhere in the United States unless it’s because of a punishment for crime. The 14th says that everyone in the US will have the same rights and that no state can restrict them. And the 15th states that no government or state government in the US can deny the right to

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    The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to votebased on that citizen’s "race‚ color‚ or previous condition of servitude". It was ratified on February 3‚ 1870‚ as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendments.In the final years of the American Civil War and theReconstruction Era that followed‚ Congress repeatedly debated the rights of the millions of black former slaves. By 1869‚ amendments had

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    SIGNIFICANCE OF 13TH14TH15TH AMENDMENTS The 13th Amendment went through a number of significant constitutional processes and stages before finally gaining a place in the United States Constitution as it is today. For example Senate actually passed the Amendment on April 8‚ 1864 but it was not until January 31‚ 1865 that the House would also pass it (Wagner‚ 2006). Even with this‚ actual adoption of the 13th Amendment came to fruition on December 6‚ 1865. The 14th Amendment also went through

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    If any given history buff were to ask anyone on the street who the 7th president was‚ or what the significance of the 14th amendment is‚ would they be able to answer either question correctly? Would any high school students be able to answer them correctly? Although these seem like silly and random questions‚ they both have shaped America and it is a significant part of our history. These days‚ there are many people who don’t- or don’t care to know the history; whether it generally as humans or specifically

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    forming the Confederate States of America. The secession movement led to the Civil War. The ratification of the 13th Amendment was a major victory for the North‚ and it was hoped that with the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment‚ the effects of slavery in the United States would quickly begin to fade away. The original plan to readmit states after acceptance of the 13th was supported by President Andrew Johnson‚ but the Radical Republicans‚ as they became known‚ wanted more than just

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    passed the 13th14th‚ and 15th amendments in hopes that it would assimilate African Americans into society (Byington‚ 2016). Even though the 13th Amendment is less applicable to later controversies than its counterparts‚ the 13th Amendment has the greatest impact on post-Civil War America. It abolished slavery‚ influenced the economy‚ and it began the progress of what would become the civil rights movement in America. One of the main causes of the Civil War was slavery‚ which the 13th amendment ended

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