AmendmenstEssay Preview: AmendmenstReport this essayBrodi MeeksU.S. GovernmentThe 13th AmendmentThe 13th Amendment was passed in 1865 and called for a total abolition of slavery. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude unless it was punishment. Leading up to the 13th Amendment was the civil war. During the civil war the southern states wanted to succeed from the Union to be able to keep slavery around. Lincoln seeing this, drafted the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was an order that tried to free slaves in the rebelling southern states. The 13th Amendment was going through the system in 1863, but the House of Representatives denied the Amendment because they supported the southern states. The Amendment’s passing depended on Lincoln becoming president for his second term in 1864.
The 15th AmendmentThe 15th Amendment allows anyone to vote no matter their race, color, or them being a formal slave. This Amendment gave African Americans the right to vote and the right to hold public offices. The southern states did not accept the Amendment and it was not until many years after the passing that the government stepped in to enforce it. The 15th Amendment was passed in 1870 about 5 years after the Civil War, this is why their were so many problems at the start of the new amendment. Many people were skeptical of blacks and immigrants be able to vote only 5 years after the Civil War. The amendment was passed because blacks wanted an equal say in the American Government, but it would not be for more than 100 years that the amendment was actually enforced.
HISTORY:
In the late 19th and early 20th century, various states enacted laws prohibiting citizens from voting. They were designed to protect their vote from those who might vote in another state but they are mostly in violation of the 14th Amendment. New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts were among the few states that were able to take out an individual’s right to vote for 5 years after 9/11. Texas’s 4th Amendment ban on voting did not go into effect until 1972, meaning no other states have taken this action before then. California failed in 2005 because a voter in California could vote at a different time of year as happened with New York in 1993. Connecticut took part in the 2000 congressional elections after the Massachusetts voting ban.
In the 1950s, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which was repealed, extended rights to voting to every U.S. citizen and for only limited amounts of time.
Policies
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill “Civil Rights” into law in 1965 that made certain voting more difficult, but did not affect the voting rights of blacks.
President Jimmy Carter signed “Prohibition of De- Voting” into law in 2000 that made clear that blacks would not be able to vote permanently unless they were legally blind. This was implemented in 2002 after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was implemented. During the “No Pass on S.C.” vote that was held in late November at the Kennedy Civic Center, only blacks were permitted to vote. According to the National Council for Equal Rights and Education, the number of black-dominated U.S. cities with black-only schools became even higher and blacks were allowed to vote at the start of their school years. The ACLU noted that the National Conference of State Legislatures was in Philadelphia “concerned” about the increase in black-majority schools and voted on it in November. However, as the voting ban changed, the NCCSC changed its position and allowed black candidates to run their school year, only to have blacks run their school as well. The majority of black candidates in Georgia went to church only once during his presidency due to the non-profit organization “Momma’s Catholic Church.”
In 1972, when the Voting Rights Act was passed, it was signed into law as a response to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It was designed primarily to protect blacks from voters who had been disenfranchised in their home states, and also protect blacks from the vote-suppressing effects of voting laws that affected the majority. These measures included “Possession of a handgun, temporary registration of firearms” and some other restrictions. Blacks were also prohibited from obtaining driver’s licenses for many years afterwards. The original 1965 law also included limitations on race discrimination.
Prior to the Amendment being signed into law they could only drive into any public place to vote, but once it was issued, these restrictions left many blacks with little choice to seek out another place to vote. At this point, other states were using the original 1965 law as well as other restrictions before it was even