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Frederick Douglass was a prominent advocate for the rights of enslaved individuals, often challenging the power of the federal government to uphold slavery. As a former enslaved person and a powerful orator, he used his platform to demand equality and justice, emphasizing that true liberty could not coexist with the institution of slavery. Douglass argued for the necessity of abolition and the recognition of African Americans as full citizens, directly opposing government policies that perpetuated slavery.
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Whose rights does the constitution and Bill of Rights protect?
Individual citizens from the power of the federal government and state government.
Which places the greatest limit on the power of the federal government?
the Bill of Rights
Which of these protects American citizens from the power of the federal government?
The Bill of Rights
What did the Bill of rights achieve?
it guaranteed individuals certain rights
Did anti federalist demand a Bill of Rights?
This is because the Bill of Rights limits the power of federal government in the U.S.
Why did Anti-Federalist demand a Bill of Rights?
This is because the Bill of Rights limits the power of federal government in the U.S.
What did the reconstruction period give the federal government?
increased power to protect the rights of indivduals
The right of states to limit the power of the federal government is states rights?
1st admendment
How does the bill of rights limit congress's powers?
the Bill of Rights limits the power of the federal and state government by making rules so that each power has equal power and we have powers that we have for example(freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of taxation)
Why was the tenth amendment added to the bill of rights?
The tenth amendment was added to the Bill of Rights to limit the power of the federal government and give the states' powers Constitution didn't directly give the federal government.
What is states rights?
States rights is allocation of power to the states relative to the federal government. If you give too much power to the states: They become 50 bickering despotisms If you give too much power to the federal govt: We have a Dictatorship
What issue did Daniel Webster and John Calhoun disagree on?
Calhoun believed in the expansion of states' rights over the federal government and Webster believed in the federal government more than the states' rights.
