Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a Reconstruction-era amendment that prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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Target entity: Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Context triple: [American Civil War, legalOutcome, Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]
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Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
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Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
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Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is the amendment that granted residents of Washington, D.C. the right to participate in presidential elections by allocating them Electoral College votes.
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Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established the direct popular election of U.S. senators, replacing their selection by state legislatures.
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Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a 1967 amendment that clarifies presidential succession and procedures for dealing with presidential disability and vacancies in the vice presidency.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Target entity description: The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a Reconstruction-era amendment that prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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A.
Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
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B.
Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
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C.
Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is the amendment that granted residents of Washington, D.C. the right to participate in presidential elections by allocating them Electoral College votes.
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D.
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established the direct popular election of U.S. senators, replacing their selection by state legislatures.
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E.
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a 1967 amendment that clarifies presidential succession and procedures for dealing with presidential disability and vacancies in the vice presidency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Reconstruction Amendment ⓘ constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| adoptedDuring | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
eliminating racial barriers to suffrage
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protecting voting rights of African American men ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Amendment XV to the United States Constitution
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| appliesTo |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
state governments of the United States ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all states admitted to the Union ⓘ |
| constitutionalLawIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| constitutionalNumber | 15 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1870-02-03 ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | appropriate legislation by Congress ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| follows |
Fourteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| grantsPowerTo | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectOn |
elections for federal offices
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elections for state offices ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| historicalPeriod | post–American Civil War period ⓘ |
| inspired | later federal voting rights legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine | equal protection in voting ⓘ |
| legalForm | amendment text ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| prohibits |
denial of the right to vote on account of color
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denial of the right to vote on account of previous condition of servitude ⓘ denial of the right to vote on account of race ⓘ |
| proposedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| proposedOn | 1869-02-26 ⓘ |
| ratifiedOn | 1870-02-03 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shortName |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fifteenth Amendment
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| subject |
enforcement power of Congress
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prohibition of racial discrimination in voting ⓘ racial discrimination in voting ⓘ suffrage ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | substantive limitation on government power ⓘ |
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Subject: Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Description of subject: The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a Reconstruction-era amendment that prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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