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amendments
Term | Definition |
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13 | banned slavery |
14 | granted freed slaves citizenship |
15 | right to vote |
16 | impose an income tax |
17 | direct election of senators |
19 | gave women right to vote |
24 | abolished poll taxes |
Balanced Budget amendment | amendment wanted by the people that would require the government to limit its spending |
voting rights act 1965 | passed by congress that ended literacy tests and allowed federal regulation of a voter registration in the states with segregation |
Civil Rights act 1964 | passed by congress to protect the right of all citizens to votes, outlawed discrimination in hiring and ended segregation in public places |