the congress
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is not currently part of the U.S. Constitution. It aimed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex and was first proposed in 1923. Despite passing Congress in 1972, it failed to be ratified by enough states to become a constitutional amendment.
Senate.
Yes
11 states ratified the Bill of Rights before it became a part of the Constitution on December 15, 1791. New Jersey was first, and the 11th state was Virginia.
Black Codes.
The House of Representatives is the part of the United States Congress that's size is determined based on the population of the state.
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.
yes and no the bill of rights was based off of the declaration of independence
Good for the most part. Civil Rights Act of 64 bby
No. Even after the slaves were freed, there was no suggestion of equal rights or conditions. People didn't think that way in 1865. The only equality at issue was the balance of slave-states and free states in Congress. That was the basic cause of the war.
The three parts of Congress are actually the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Supreme Court is part of the judicial branch, not Congress. The House of Representatives is based on proportional representation, with each state being allocated a certain number of seats based on their population. The Senate, on the other hand, provides equal representation to each state, with two senators per state.
no, the house of representatives is part of congress. the other part of congress is the senate.