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What amendment said that citizens may not be prevented from voting because of race or previous status as a slave?
The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Ratified in 1870, it was a significant step in the post-Civil War era aimed at ensuring that African American men could participate in the electoral process.
What else can I help you with?
As a result of this amendment the right of U.S. citizens to vote shall not be denied on account of race color or previous condition of servitude.?
Fifteenth Amendment-Shay
Which two Amendments do you think have had the greatest effect in protecting democracy in the United States?
well amendment 15 and amendment 18 Because amendment 15 is telling that the states that citizens cannot be prevented from voting on the basis of race,color.or if the person had been a slave. And the 18 amendment is know as prohibition.It banned the manufactured, sale, or shipment of alcoholic beverages.
Is the 14 amendment relevant today?
Yes, because the 14th Amendment talks about the rights of citizens. It protects citizens from abuses of power from teh government, stating that everybody is entitled to due process.
What does the 15th amendment mean?
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color or of previous condition of servitude. The 14th Amendment prohibits states denying people the right to vote based on the color of their skin.
They did not want to pass the amendment because it would?
Because most southern states didn't want newly freed slaves to become citizens.
What amendment says no one may be kept from voting because of non-payment of a tax?
The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be prevented from voting because of not paying a tax. A poll tax was one way that poor minorities were prevented from voting.
As a result of this amendment the right of U.S. citizens to vote shall not be denied on account of race color or previous condition of servitude.?
Fifteenth Amendment-Shay
Which two Amendments do you think have had the greatest effect in protecting democracy in the United States?
well amendment 15 and amendment 18 Because amendment 15 is telling that the states that citizens cannot be prevented from voting on the basis of race,color.or if the person had been a slave. And the 18 amendment is know as prohibition.It banned the manufactured, sale, or shipment of alcoholic beverages.
What amendment says no one may be kept from voting because of non payment taxes?
The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be prevented from voting because of not paying a tax. A poll tax was one way that poor minorities were prevented from voting.
Which amendment says that the government cannot take away rights enjoyed by US citizens because it is not in the constitution?
amendment #1
Which amendment denies state governments the power to keep citizens from voting because of race or color?
15th Amendment
Why is there a amendment 15?
The 15th Amendment allows American, male citizens of any race to vote. Such an amendment exists because your race does not determine your mental competence.
Why was the 15th amendment necessary following the addition of the 14th Amendment?
The 14th and 15th Amendment were needed to cement the African American's place as citizens in society. The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery, but people in the South were still treating blacks horribly and not treating them like citizens.
Is the 14 amendment relevant today?
Yes, because the 14th Amendment talks about the rights of citizens. It protects citizens from abuses of power from teh government, stating that everybody is entitled to due process.
The repeal of Prohibition through ratification of the 21st Amendment was unusual in that ratification in that instance was?
The repeal of the 21st amendment was unusual because it repealed a previous amendment. The 21st amendment voided the 18th amendment which outlawed alcohol.
What does the 15th amendment mean?
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color or of previous condition of servitude. The 14th Amendment prohibits states denying people the right to vote based on the color of their skin.
The second Amendment is controversial because it can interpret to mean that citizens have the right to?
Bear arms. (have weapons)
