Federalism is a concept that started many years ago during the times of the ratification of the document we live by called the Constitution. This concept basically states that there will be two levels of government, the national and the state. ... Although the Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution, civil rights were not always respected to all human beings, especially women and blacks. ... When this fear that southern states might amend their constitu...

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• Approx Pages: 35
• Grade Level: High School

At the end of the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery (Boyer, et al. 502). ... The recent acts of Congress and new amendments gave blacks only a brief respite from discrimination. ... However, with questions such as "How high is up?" and "Recite the Constitution," no one could pass the tests. ... One black man actually did complete a literacy test; he recited the Constitution at the request of the testors! ...

• Word Count: 3013
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Through persistence, African Americans were able to pass the Civil rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965, along with many more legal achievements1. ... Many years after Hall's death, the Prince Hall Masons continued to meet and promote lives of virtue, equality and democracy. ... With this type of organization and purpose, black fraternal groups were able to pass the 15th amendment on May 19,1870 which allowed freed slaves the right to vote. Which was a milestone in mission for civil rights and equality, but there was still...

• Word Count: 3545
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

With this review I would like to show what I have learned and gained from this excersise and show how much Marshall had to do with the changes in procedures of criminal law, civil rights, and politics in general. ... There is nothing in the history of his race, nothing in his individual character, nothing in his achievements past nor his promise for the future, which entitles him to stand side by side with the white man at the ballot box We must repeal and modify the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. ... There were many other brutal killings of blacks, riots a...

• Word Count: 4823
• Approx Pages: 19
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• Grade Level: High School

When the American Revolution ended, the Constitution was drafted. ... Therefore the Constitution was structured to allow the caste system of slavery to not only continue, but also gave the stamp of approval of slavery from the newly formed government (Alexander, 25). ... Some of the civil rights legislations that were passed were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment. The purpose of these amendments was to provide citizenship, the right to due process, and protecting the right to vote for all (Alexander, 29). However, these Amendments turned out to be false promises when the government stopped pr...

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One reason for this is that there are many things in the United States today that only African-Americans can do. ... There is almost no white singers in these entire styles of music. ... There is a serious problem with this, despite the good intent. ... The issue here lies in how these groups are viewed by the public. There are not many people who look at white supremacy groups, such as the KKK, in a good light. ...

• Word Count: 2518
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School