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The Civil War Amendments

The Civil War Amendments. Three additions to the Constitution during Reconstruction. The 13 th Amendment (1865). Section 1. Paraphrase.

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The Civil War Amendments

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  1. The Civil War Amendments Three additions to the Constitution during Reconstruction

  2. The 13th Amendment (1865) Section 1. Paraphrase No slavery or forced labor is allowed inside the United States or any place the U.S. controls unless the labor is the punishment for a crime and the person has had a trial and been found guilty • Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

  3. The 14th Amendment (1868) Section 1. Paraphrase Everybody who was born in the U.S. or goes through the process of applying for citizenship and is under the authority of the U.S. are citizens of both the United States of America and the state where they live. • All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

  4. The 14th Amendment (1868) Section 1. Privileges and Immunities Paraphrase No state can pass or carry out a law which cuts short the privileges or protections of citizens • No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States;

  5. The 14th Amendment (1868) Section 1. Due process clause Paraphrase …AND no state can take away the life, freedom, or possessions of citizens with a fair trial; • …nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;

  6. The 14th Amendment (1868) Section 1. Equal Protection clause Paraphrase …AND no state can take away from any person under their authority equal treatment under of the law. • …nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

  7. The 15th Amendment (1870) Section 1 Paraphrase The right to vote by citizens of the U.S. cannot be taken away or cut short by the United States government or by any state government because of a citizen’s race, color, or the fact that they used to be a slave • 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 previous condition of servitude.

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