The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the US Constitution (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Years of Civil War Amendments
Years of Civil War Amendments
1865-1870
1857 decision reversed by 14th Amendment
1857 decision reversed by 14th Amendment
Dred Scott decision
14th Amendment ratification year
14th Amendment ratification year
1868
15th Amendment ratification year
15th Amendment ratification year
1870
Three provisions of 14th Amendment
Three provisions of 14th Amendment
Confederate exclusion, equal protection, citizenship definition
Main provision of 15th Amendment
Main provision of 15th Amendment
No voting denial based on race, colour, or servitude
Key loophole in 15th Amendment
Key loophole in 15th Amendment
Didn't ban literacy, property, or educational tests
Northern states allowing black voting pre-1868
Northern states allowing black voting pre-1868
Eight
Last major Reconstruction legislation (year)
Last major Reconstruction legislation (year)
Civil Rights Act 1875
Why Johnson couldn't veto amendments
Why Johnson couldn't veto amendments
Constitutional amendments cannot be vetoed by President