Extending the Bill Of Rights Protecting All Americans

Bill of rights originally protects only adult white males Women could not vote African Americans had no rights at all

Bill of rights originally protects only adult white males

Women could not vote

African Americans had no rights at all

Purpose Limit the national government State and local used the reserved powers to limit civil rights

Limit the national government

State and local used the reserved powers to limit civil rights

Three Amendments after the Civil War 13 th Amendment Officially outlawed slavery, did not guarantee full rights 14 th Amendment was a response to the black codes (1868) A US citizen was anyone who was born or naturalized in the US, which included most African Americans Every state had to give its citizens “equal protection under the laws” 15 th Amendment No state has the right to take away suffrage (right to vote) from anyone on the basis of race, color, or previous enslavement

13 th Amendment

Officially outlawed slavery, did not guarantee full rights

14 th Amendment was a response to the black codes (1868)

A US citizen was anyone who was born or naturalized in the US, which included most African Americans

Every state had to give its citizens “equal protection under the laws”

15 th Amendment

No state has the right to take away suffrage (right to vote) from anyone on the basis of race, color, or previous enslavement

15 th Amendment Designed to guarantee suffrage to African Americans Many states get around Women could not vote States still found a way to restrict voting

Designed to guarantee suffrage to African Americans

Many states get around

Women could not vote

States still found a way to restrict voting

1913-1971 Congress passed 5 amendments to make suffrage more widespread and elections more democratic

Congress passed 5 amendments to make suffrage more widespread and elections more democratic

17 th Amendment (1913) Allowed for direct election of senators Before this time senators were elected by state legislators

Allowed for direct election of senators

Before this time senators were elected by state legislators

19 th Amendment (1920) Before 1920 states made their own laws with regard to women voting Guaranteed women the right to vote in all national and state elections

Before 1920 states made their own laws with regard to women voting

Guaranteed women the right to vote in all national and state elections

23 rd Amendment Before 1961 people living in Washington DC could not vote in national elections Guaranteed voters in Washington DC the right to vote for president and vice president

Before 1961 people living in Washington DC could not vote in national elections

Guaranteed voters in Washington DC the right to vote for president and vice president

24 th Amendment Made poll taxes illegal in national elections

Made poll taxes illegal in national elections

26 th Amendment (1971) Guaranteed the right to vote to people 18 and older for national and state elections

Guaranteed the right to vote to people 18 and older for national and state elections

Other Amendments 16 th - allows Congress to levy an income tax 18 th - Prohibition 20 th - deals with the beginning and ending of terms for the public officials 21 st -Repealed prohibition 22 nd - established the Presidential term limit 25 th -clarified the filling of Presidential vacancy 27 th ratified in 1992, 202 years after it was submitted and deals with congressional salaries,

16 th - allows Congress to levy an income tax

18 th - Prohibition

20 th - deals with the beginning and ending of terms for the public officials

21 st -Repealed prohibition

22 nd - established the Presidential term limit

25 th -clarified the filling of Presidential vacancy

27 th ratified in 1992, 202 years after it was submitted and deals with congressional salaries,