List of the 27 Amendments - Constitution of the United States
WEBTwenty-five of these constitutional amendments are currently active. The two amendments of the constitution that are inactive are the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) and the 21st Amendment (Repeal of Prohibition). You can also download a PDF of the 27 Amendments if …
Civil War Amendments (Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments …
WEBNo State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
The Reconstruction Amendments - The National Constitution …
WEBThese three constitutional amendments abolished slavery and guaranteed equal protection of the laws and the right to vote. Date Ratified in 1865 (13th Amendment), 1868 (14th Amendment), 1870 (15th Amendment)
All Amendments to the US Constitution - HISTORY
WEBJun 14, 2021 · According to Article V of the Constitution, an amendment must either be proposed by Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, or by a...
Reconstruction Amendments – Constitutional Law
WEBThe Reconstruction Amendments are the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted between 1865 and 1870, the five years immediately following the Civil War.
14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)
WEBMar 6, 2024 · Passed by Congress June 13, 1866, and ratified July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment extended liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved people. Following the Civil War, Congress submitted to the states three amendments as part of its Reconstruction program to guarantee equal civil and legal rights to Black citizens.
Constitution of the United States of America
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The oldest written national constitution in use, the Constitution defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens. (For a list of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, see below.) Click here for the text of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Constitution of the United States of America - Civil Liberties, Bill of ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · After the American Civil War, three new constitutional amendments were adopted: the Thirteenth (1865), which abolished slavery; the Fourteenth (1868), which granted citizenship to those who had been enslaved; and the Fifteenth (1870), which guaranteed formerly enslaved men the right to vote.
Overview of the Thirteenth Amendment | U.S. Constitution …
WEBThe Thirteenth Amendment prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude in all places subject to U.S. jurisdiction, except when imposed as punishment for a crime for which a person has been duly convicted. 1. Proposed by Congress and ratified by the states in the wake of the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment was the first of the three ...
The Bill of Rights: What Does it Say? | National Archives
WEBApr 27, 2023 · The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
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