Reconstruction
Published on Dec 05, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
RECONSTRUCTION
Civil Rights Amendments
The Fourteenth Amendment
-granted citizenship to "all born or naturalized citizens in the United States
- (included former slaves recently freed)
- forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"
Continued - ratified on July 9, 1869
- directly mentions the role of the states
- greatly expanded the protection of civil rights to all Americans
- this is cited in more litigation than any other amendment
Continued
- This amendment had been rejected by most southern states
- ratified by the required 3/4ths of the states
- known as the "Reconstruction Amendment"
- other groups (woman and African Americans) tried to use the 14th amendment to further their causes
Important Dates:
- On June 8, 1866 the Senate passed this amendment by a vote of 33 to 11
- On June 13, 1866 the House of Representatives passed this amendment by a vote of 120 to 32
- On July 28, 1868 secretary William Seward issued a proclamation certifying the ratification of the 14th amendment by the states
The Fourteenth Amendment had four principles:
1.) state and federal citizenship for all people regardless of race, both born and naturalized in the US was reaffirmed
2.) no state would be allowed to abridge the "privileges and immunities" of citizens
3.) no person was allowed to be deprived of life, liberty, or property without "due process of law"
4.) no person could be denied "equal protection of the laws"
Citations:
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."14th Amendment to the US Constitution." Web Guides. N.p.,n.d. Web. 5 Mar 2014.
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."14th Amendment to the US Constitution." Web Guides. N.p.,n.d. Web. 5 Mar 2014.
Citations continued:
."14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)." Our Documentents.Gov. N.p.,n.d. Web. 5 Mar 2014.
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."14th Amendment Summary:" About.com American History. N.p.,n.d. Web. 5 Mar 2014.
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."14th Amendment Summary:" About.com American History. N.p.,n.d. Web. 5 Mar 2014.
