Amendments & their Struggles

First Amendment

We can Assemble, as long as, we

have permission & follow the rule

We have freedom of religion until we violate human & animal rights

We have rights of free speech, press, &

Petition, up to the extents of slander, libel,

censorship, & treason

Within the Third Amendment we do not have to house

troops, unless in times of war

or given permission

Second Amendments rights cannot be taken away;

only controlled through regulations

Our Fourth Amendment rights are protected through search warrants or probable cause

The Fifth Amendment helps protect a persons rights when it comesto indictments, grand juries,

double jeopardy, eminent domain, due process, & self-incrimination

The Sixth Amendment helps protects people’s rights when it comes to trials,

lawyers, & charges.

The Seventh Amendment entitles peopleto specific ways in handling civil cases.

The Eighth Amendment help set-up

standards defined with bail & punishments

When the Ninth Amendment formed it helped protect people’s privacy

& property even more.

The Tenth Amendment helps prevent Congress & the President from

becoming too powerful.

The Thirteenth Amendment has exceptions to the rule, in dealing with

punishments.

The Fourteenth Amendment gives everyone the same rights; while forbidding people

to infer in others rights.

The Fifthteenth Amendment helped form the idea of suffrage

The Seventeenth Amendment gave citizens a greater voice

in government

The Nineteenth Amendment gave women all rights “equal to men”

The Twenty-Third Amendment helped people have more of a

voice in Washington D.C.

The Twenty-Fourth Amendment, prevents voting restrictions such as

poll taxes & literacy test.

The Twenty- Sixth Amendment allows more people a greater voice in government

Struggles that gained Amendments

African-Americans civil rights were violated through forms of

discrimination & segregation(Jim Crow Laws)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & the Freedom Riders demonstrated the

need for change through non- violent protest.

Struggles that gained Amendments

Organizations such as the NUL & NAACP, provided help for

African-Americans & fought against discrimination

People participated in sit-ins & held court cases like

Brown vs. Board of Education to fight segregation

Outcomes from the struggles that Gained Amendments

• Civil Rights Act of 1957• Equal Pay Act of 1963• Civil Rights Act of 1964• Voting Rights Act of

1965• Open Housing Act of

1968• Equal Employment

Opportunity Act of 1972• Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990

Challenges Amendments Face Today

Racial Profiling can help prevent hate crimes; but at the same time it hinders equal rights & individuality

Affirmative Action helps minorities deal with discrimination; while facing

accusations in itself.