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1776 North Carolina Constitution
The constitution of 1776 separated the powers within the three branches. The Executive, Judicial, and Legislative. It gave a lot of the power to the General Assembly. The governor was given special rights. -
Fifteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment gave rights to African Americans to vote or be apart of offices. It says that no one should be denied the right to vote because of their race, color, or previous life. It also gave power to congress to enforce this. The Significance of this event was that it advanced the civil rights and liberties to make African Americans free. It lead to them being able to vote. Only men could vote. It spread democracy to the African Americans. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women convention in the U.S. It was based on how the women suffered. This convention would be the start of feminism. It would also gain women the right to vote. Women would stand up for their rights and beliefs and we would slowly begin to gain rights like men. -
Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment says that no person shall be denied the right to vote because of there sex. Which means because of their gender. Congress has the power to enforce this when needed.
The Significance of this event is that it allowed women to vote. Women had been fighting for this to occur. It allowed women to see clearly an to support the causes that were being made. -
Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act allowed all Native Americans that were born within the territorial limits of the United States. They were allowed to become citizens and were able to vote. There right to vote didn't come till later in the 20th century. Native Americans married to Americans or if they were apart of the civil war, they were veterans were able to become citizens. This helped spread democracy through the Native Americans. -
Twenty-Third Amendment
The Twenty-Third Amendment said that the citizens had the right to choose the electors that would become President. It talks about how Washington D.C used to be not part of the state and therefore were not given the right to vote. With this they were given the right to vote. Congress has the power to enforce this. The people were able to vote in the state but it did not become apart of the U.S. -
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment states that no person will be denied the right to vote for the President, Vice President, Senator, or Representative in congress. Congress has the right to enforce this. The Significance of this was that it took away voting discrimination. It was mainly made to take away the Poll Tax. It took away the fact that you had to pay in-order to vote. This allowed many African Americans who were poor to be able to vote and be apart of the democracy. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was made to overcome the barriers that had prevented African Americans from being able to vote that was made in the 15th Amendment. It is far-reaching piece of civil right legislation. It took away discrimination towards the African Americans within the Southern States. The African Americans where able to be more free within these states. -
Twenty-sixth Amendment
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment gave rights to the citizens who where to the age of 18 the right to vote, and said that they will not be denied. Congress has the power to enforce this.
The significance of this event was that it gave the right to vote to a younger age, the limit was 18. It encouraged democracy. It expanded the rights of African Americans and Women. It also finished taking away Poll Taxes, literary tests, and residency requirnemnts.
