Bill of Rights
What freedoms does the First amendment protect?
Protects the civil liberties of individuals in the United States.
what amendments had the most impact on woman's voting rights.
amendment 19 and 15
What does the 15th Amendment prohibit?
denying a person's right to vote on the basis of race.
What amendment affected the slaves.
14th amendment.
What is the effect does the bill of rights have on the federal government.
it limits the powers of the federal government
what did the United States supreme court recognize was a problem?
Discrimination
What amendments affected men?
5th, 14th, and 15th amendment
What is due process?
Everyone person is entitled to fair treatment by the government.
What does the bill of rights define/ guarantee.
it guarantees the fundamental rights and liberties of all Americans.
over 70 years later what did women finally won in 1920?
Full voting rights with the ratification of nineteenth Amendment.
What is one of the protections government may not deprive?
Life, liberty or property.
What did the 14th amendment provided?
Right to vote
What does the provisions of the bill of rights limit?
They limit the power of state and local governments and the federal government.
What year did the first woman's rights convention start?
1848
what did African Americans wanted to do?
Exercise their voting rights
what amendments make up the bill of rights.
the first 10 amendments.
Where did the first woman rights convention start?
Seneca Falls, New York
What did congress pass in 1965?
Voting rights Act