The 15th Amendment was added to the Constitution of the United States in order to stop national and local governments from holding back any American from voting just because of color or race. During the reconstruction period there were three amendments added and the fifteenth was the last to be added. What this amendment allowed was for only the federal government to regulate the voting qualifications, and not leave it up to the state itself like it had before this time. Once this amendment was passed it caused a big uproar in the south and the southern states started passing new laws to try and bypass the amendment. One such law was the grandfather clause, which basically stated that only if your past relative voted then you were allowed to vote also. Things along this line went on for quite some time. In more recent years there have been laws put into effect because of, and to strengthen the 15th Amendment, like the Voting Rights Act in 1965. I think that back when the 15th Amendment was first written and passed, that it could have had a bigger impact sooner if the government would have enforced it stronger. I think that in a way they only made this at first to make the US believe that they were actually trying to progress and better the country considering the time frame this was all happening. And I don't think that they actually really cared about the blacks at this time and so that is why they didn't enforce the issue. They had the power and a way to make this amendment stick but they were too scared to push the issue because they didn't want to loose control of there country. In years after the passing of the 15th amendment though it gave the nation a great chance to grow on democracy and it shaped the country into what it is now. It might have taken a little longer than it should have but we are now the way it should have always been. .
The 15th amendment was adopted on February 3rd 1870. ... It also gives the congress the power to enforce the amendment. This amendment didn"t give the blacks a right to hold office. This is the last of three so-called reconstruction amendments. ... This amendment hadn"t really taken affect until a century later. ...
" The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States The first amendment was written by Thomas Jefferson, and effected on Dec 15, 1791, it is also known as Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion and Petition. ... In conclusion, the freedom of speech is one of the most important laws in the amendment because without the first amendment, the US citizen could not be able to voice their opinion freely. The constitution freedom of speech help the U.S become an improved country because they have taken note to their people voice and opinion which is a very powerful amendment out of all ...
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments aided the North's vision of reconstruction. The amendments provided a series of advantages for the North's ideal Union. ... The 14th amendment allowed anyone born in the U.S. or a naturalized person to become a citizen and the 15th amendment forbade any state from preventing anyone the right to vote on basis of race, color, or condition of servitude. ... The 14th and the 15th amendments gave blacks citizenship and suffrage, which would gave them political power. ... The 15th Amendment forbade any state from denying the right to vote on grounds of...
Although Reconstruction could have made a greater improvement, it was a success due to the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Congress's institution of the 14th and 15th Amendments, and the African Americans" involvement in Reconstruction. ... Congress drafted the 14th and 15th Amendments in hopes of righting the wrongs that had been committed against African Americans. The 14th Amendment ordered the states to give equal rights and privileges to all US citizens. ... In 1870, two years after the 14th Amendment was ratified, Congress made the 15th Amendendment. ... Since the Civil Rights Act of ...
Reconstruction was lenient towards the South because it wasn't necessary for the South to pay any money for losing the war, the Southerners easily avoided the 14th and 15th amendments, and no ex-confederates were put on trial for treason. ... Southerners easily got around the 20th and 15th amendments. Since the 14th and 15th amendments weren't as strictly enforced, it made it easier for the Southerners to get around those amendments. The Poll taxes, Literacy Tests and the Grandfather Clause are all ways that the southerners got around the 15th amendment, which forbade any state fr...
Fearing the repeal of this law, they attempted to make it the 14th amendment. ... The 15th amendment assured this freedom to blacks. ... The 15th Amendment was passed to ensure blacks would be able to vote in the 1870 election, and by the end of 1870 all states had reestablished acceptable governments. ... Further laws and amendments followed that protected black freedoms. ... This group disregarded the 14th and 15th amendments and tried to keep blacks from the polls. ...
On December 15th , 1791, the Bill of Rights were ratified and added to the United States Constitution. ... The United States Constitution has a preamble, 27 amendments, and 7 articles. ... The people of America were told the truth about the amendment. ... It was our decision on what the amendments would contain. ... I have taken a stand with my amendment. ...
Developments during this revolution include the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, which gave rights to ex-slaves. ... In the period after the civil war, between the years of 1860 and 1877, many changes were being made to the Constitution, mainly the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. These amendments freed slaves and gave them more rights. ... This shows how changes were beginning to take place in America due to the new amendments. ... Finally, the 15th Amendment gave black males the right to vote. ...
