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Why were women and Native Americans were not given rights in the Constitution?
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∙ 6y ago
Women were not usually considered legally competent and if they were married they were the "property" of their husbands.
Native Americans were not US citizens and later became wards of the Federal government when they were forced onto reservations.
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Why do individuals have rights when they are accused of criminal acts?
given to them by the US Constitution
What name were native Americans given and why?
They name native American because they are born American
How did the native Americans choose their name?
Name were given by their surrounding at the time
What is the name given to the first ten amendmets of the US constitution?
bill of rights
What is people right in the constitutional rights?
the people right in the constitution is those rights what are given in for the individual liberty and freedom
What rights were given to African-Americans?
What rights were given to African-Americans wright/type what YOU think.
Which legislation was responsible for granting voting rights for African Americans?
the fifteenth amendment
Who grants us your rights?
Our rights are in the constitution. Given in the Bill of Rights.
What amendment reinforces the fact that Americans have rights that are not listed in the Constitution?
Americans have unnamed rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution specifically says that even rights not mentioned directly in the Constitution are given to the people.
What has the king of England done?
Given Americans new rights :)
How did the definition of citizenship in the new republic exclued native Americans and African Americans?
They were automatically excluded along with women. Only white land holding men over 21 were given rights. All African Americans were slaves and Native Americans were NEVER considered for citizenship.
Why do individuals have rights when they are accused of criminal acts?
given to them by the US Constitution
Certain rights were not given by the government but that men were born with them is stated in the?
The Bill of Rights, first ammendments to constitution
The constitution has given us how many fundamental right?
The constitution has given us mainly 6 fundamental rights.
Name of the rights given to the state by the constitution?
Those would be state's rights .
Who was given credit for finding California?
Native Americans
How many groups were excluded from the U.S. constitution?
Women and slaves were not given rights in the constitution.
