Amendments
document is the supreme law of the United States that amendments are added to?
The Constitution
level of government runs the entire country and enforces national laws?
| The federal government
What Civil War decision said Black people could not be citizens and was overturned by the 14th Amendment?
The Dred Scott decision
What 801 student has the most Python Points this week?
Rayleen!
Which amendment ended slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
What level of government runs individual states and makes local laws?
State government
What wartime order freed enslaved people in Confederate states and later led to permanent constitutional changes?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What 801 student has the highest grade in ELA?
Jayden Moch!
Which amendment said people born in the United States are citizens?
The 14th Amendment
What word means to officially approve a constitutional amendment?
Ratify
After the Civil War, what did Southern states have to do with the Reconstruction Amendments to rejoin the Union?
Ratify the amendments
What 801 student has the highest grade in SS?
Jayden Moch!
Which amendment protected the right of Black men to vote?
The 15th Amendment
About what percentage of states must approve an amendment for it to become part of the Constitution?
About 75% (three-quarters)
What group of people were the Reconstruction Amendments mainly meant to protect?
| Formerly enslaved people
What student had the highest growth in thier SS grade?
Shayla Peralta!