Treaty of Shimonoseki. Signed on April 17, 1895.
Answer:
literacy testing
Explanation:
the practice was being unfairly used to deny African-Americans their right to vote.
Answer:
Amendment 1
freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition
Amendment 2
right to bear arms
Amendment 3
quartering soldiers
Amendment 4
right of search and seizure regulated
Amendment 5
protection against double jeopardy. No self-incrimination
Amendment 6
right to a speedy trial. Jury trial for a criminal case
Amendment 7
right to a trial by jury. Civil case
Amendment 8
no cruel and unusual punishment. no excessive bail required
Amendment 9
rules of construction of constitution
Amendment 10
state - reserved powers
13th Amendment (1865)
Abolition of slavery: Slavery is not allowed in any state or territory under the government of the U.S.A.
14th Amendment (1868)
Civil Rights in the States; All persons born or naturalized in the United States are subject to its laws and cannot be denied any of the rights and priviledges contained in the Constitution.
15th Amendment (1870)
Black suffrage: Citizens cannot be denied their right to vote because of their race or color or because they were once slaves.
19th Amendment
-Gave women the right to vote
-states that "The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any State on account of sex".
Amendment 23
Extends the right to vote in presidential election to citizens in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral College, as if it were a state
Amendment 24
Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections
Amendment 26
Lowers voting age to 18
Explanation:
Simon Bolivar
On July 24, 1783, Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, in what is now Venezuela. Bolivar became the most powerful leader in South America, nicknamed “El Libertador” (the liberator) for helping nations become independent from Spain. Today, July 24 is celebrated as Simon Bolivar Day throughout Latin America
