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More Amendments. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. Think about these 2 statements. Which do you agree with?.

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More Amendments

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  1. More Amendments 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

  2. Think about these 2 statements. Which do you agree with? • In a democracy, people should have the freedom to make their own choices and be responsible for their actions. If they want to indulge in destructive personal behavior, that's their business, not the governments. • A democratic government is made up of its citizens and a major responsibility of government is to guarantee equal opportunity for all. The government has a duty to alleviate social ills and guarantee that no one is in need.

  3. 13th Amendment • Officially outlawed slavery and forced labor. • December 6, 1865 (8 months after Civil War ended)

  4. 14th Amendment 1868 • “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. No 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.” • Grants citizenship to all persons born in the US • Gives citizenship to all former slaves • No state may deprive someone of life, liberty, or property w/o due process • Equal protection of the law

  5. 15th Amendment 1870 • "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.” • Gives males the right to vote. • Many states had laws/policies that prevented many African Americans from voting, such as poll taxes and literacy test

  6. More Amendments 16th Amendment 1913 • Congress can levy/ collect income taxes $$$ 17th Amendment 1913 • People, not the state legislators elect Senators.

  7. 18th Amendment Women’s Temperance Movement Repeals the sale, distribution, possession, and consumption of INTOXICATING LIQOURS Carrie Nation

  8. But do people stop drinking???? NO! they actually consume more than they had before prohibition.

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  10. How did the nation feel about their role and alcohol? • In a democracy, people should have the freedom to make their own choices and be responsible for their actions. If they want to indulge in destructive personal behavior, that's their business, not the governments. • A democratic government is made up of its citizens and a major responsibility of government is to guarantee equal opportunity for all. The government has a duty to alleviate social ills and guarantee that no one is in need.

  11. Think of a law(s) that regulates personal behavior. • Why would people pass these laws? • What benefits do these laws provide to people? • How might people be negatively affected by these laws? • What are the short and long term benefits and consequences to society of passing these types of laws? • What parallels can be made between these passing these laws and the passage of Prohibition?

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