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Amendments & their Struggles

Amendments & their Struggles. First Amendment. We have freedom of religion until we violate human & animal rights. We have rights of free speech, press, & Petition, up to the extents of slander, libel, censorship, & treason. We can Assemble, as long as, we have permission &

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Amendments & their Struggles

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  1. Amendments & their Struggles

  2. First Amendment We have freedom of religion until we violate human & animal rights We have rights of free speech, press, & Petition, up to the extents of slander, libel, censorship, & treason We can Assemble, as long as, we have permission & follow the rule

  3. Second Amendments rights cannot be taken away; only controlled through regulations Within the Third Amendment we do not have to house troops, unless in times of war or given permission Our Fourth Amendment rights are protected through search warrants or probable cause

  4. The Fifth Amendment helps protect a persons rights when it comes to indictments, grand juries, double jeopardy, eminent domain, due process, & self-incrimination The Sixth Amendment helps protects people’s rights when it comes to trials, lawyers, & charges. The Seventh Amendment entitles people to specific ways in handling civil cases.

  5. The Eighth Amendment help set-up standards defined with bail & punishments When the Ninth Amendment formed it helped protect people’s privacy & property even more. The Tenth Amendment helps prevent Congress & the President from becoming too powerful.

  6. The Thirteenth Amendment has exceptions to the rule, in dealing with punishments. The Fourteenth Amendment gives everyone the same rights; while forbidding people to infer in others rights. The Fifthteenth Amendment helped form the idea of suffrage

  7. The Seventeenth Amendment gave citizens a greater voice in government The Nineteenth Amendment gave women all rights “equal to men” The Twenty-Third Amendment helped people have more of a voice in Washington D.C.

  8. The Twenty-Fourth Amendment, prevents voting restrictions such as poll taxes & literacy test. The Twenty- Sixth Amendment allows more people a greater voice in government

  9. Struggles that gained Amendments African-Americans civil rights were violated through forms of discrimination & segregation (Jim Crow Laws) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & the Freedom Riders demonstrated the need for change through non- violent protest.

  10. Struggles that gained Amendments Organizations such as the NUL & NAACP, provided help for African-Americans & fought against discrimination People participated in sit-ins & held court cases like Brown vs. Board of Education to fight segregation

  11. Outcomes from the struggles that Gained Amendments • Civil Rights Act of 1957 • Equal Pay Act of 1963 • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Open Housing Act of 1968 • Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

  12. Challenges Amendments Face Today Affirmative Action helps minorities deal with discrimination; while facing accusations in itself. Racial Profiling can help prevent hate crimes; but at the same time it hinders equal rights & individuality

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