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Objective. TSW identify major source of revenue for state and local government and the Constitution of 1876 by taking notes, watching a video on Reconstruction Amendments, and completing a free write. Warm-up. What were the Black Codes? What amendment abolished slavery?

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  1. Objective TSW identify major source of revenue for state and local government and the Constitution of 1876 by taking notes, watching a video on Reconstruction Amendments, and completing a free write.

  2. Warm-up • What were the Black Codes? • What amendment abolished slavery? • Why was Texas in favor of secession (2 answers)? • How did the Constitution of 1876 expand voting rights in Texas after the Civil War?

  3. Warm-up • What were the Black Codes? Laws that segregated African Americans 2. What amendment abolished slavery? 13th

  4. Warm-up 3. Why was Texas in favor of secession (2 answers)? They felt the government should stay out of states business and slavery was vital to the economy 4. How did the Constitution of 1876 expand voting rights in Texas after the Civil War? 15th amendment granted all men the right to vote

  5. Constitution Education

  6. Education Texas Education Agency (TEA) is in charge of the funds provided for public education by the federal government

  7. Taxes – Funding for Education • Property taxes gathered in each school district are used to pay for education • Bonds – loans used to build, remodel, or modernize schools

  8. Central Government Central government pays for certain programs such as nutrition and special education

  9. Current Constitution (1876) • We are currently using the Constitution of 1876 • 6th Constitution since Texas was governed by Mexico

  10. Three Branches of Government • Legislative • Makes laws • Judicial • Interprets laws • Executive • Enforces laws

  11. Amendments • http://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/themes/reconstruction-amendments/ • http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/the-reconstruction-amendments-the-13th-14th-and-15th-amendments.html#lesson

  12. Reconstruction Amendments • 13th Amendment – abolished slavery. • 14th Amendment - granted citizenship to people born or naturalized in the United States. • 15th Amendment – granted all men the right to vote.

  13. Reconstruction • Black Codes – laws that defined rights of freed African Americans. The laws separated African Americans and whites in jobs, public transportation, school, and public facilities • Freedmen’s Bureau – agency that provided food shelter and medicine to freed slaves. It focused on finding jobs for freed African Americans

  14. Pre-AP Free Write • How did the Reconstruction Amendments impact Texas? • Make sure to include government agencies, groups, and laws. • Your free write must be ½ page long

  15. Reflection • If you were in charge of the Texas Government, how would you ensure that education had enough funds( money)? • Be practical and realistic

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