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15W1 Fifteenth Amendment

1. What issues prompted the creation of your amendment? 2. What impact did your amendment have on society at the time?

Q: What is suffrage? A: The definition for suffrage is the right to vote in a political circumstance. Here is a painting titled "the first vote"

Q: How did the amendment impact the U.S overall? A: The amendment impacted the U.S by making it official that every person over the age of 18 (the voting law) can vote. Before almost everyone but slaves could vote but know people of every race or religion could vote. Also the time of how long a person served as a slave doesn't affect their voting right. Overall the 15th amendment impacted the U.S in a positive way.

Q: What were the reactions of the public to the new amendment? A: The public mostly sounded not okay with new amendments being created. The white people couldn't accept the black people as their equals.The states really didn't want the african americans to have the right to vote especially. Obviously the people who couldn't vote were extremely happy with their new official right.

Q: What problems were solved after the amendment was passed? A: The problems that were solved is that all people over 18 years of age were now allowed to vote. This was really the only problem being solved by the amendment. Even though this may sound like a big movement it was one of the many problems the U.S had to begin to fix.

Q:How was life like before the amendment was passed? A: Life was pretty normal you could say. For the white people life was actually very good. Specifically the life for the black people was miserable. They were slaves and really didn't have that many rights. Until the 15th amendment the African american's life were very bad. The states actually took most of the responsibility of who voted in their state.

Q: What caused the 15th amendment to be created? A: The amendment was created because the U.S wanted to put an end to discrimination between the black and white people. Not just this situation but also the people of different religion or slaves should vote as well. [] HERE IS A VIDEO ON THE STEPS THAT THE AMEDNMENT WENT THROUGH TO GET PASSED!!

Q: What people were affected before and after the amendment was passed? A: Mostly the black people were affected in this case. This is because they were now able to vote. Even though they were still compared greatly to the whites and didn't have all of their right, life was getting better for them. Before the amendment they were pretty sad because they had to work for white white people and were denied almost every right. It was also bad because most of them were slaves.

Q: What was the significance of the amendment? A: The significance was that now every one was allowed to vote. The black people weren't as discriminated as they were before. It was significant because this was a big movment between comparison of blacks and whites.

Here is another painting of a African American man waiting on line to vote for a political reason.

Q: What people mostly wanted the amendment to pass? A: The people of different religions or races all wanted the amendment to pass. Before the amendment they didn't have lots of rights and were compared to the white and Christian people. The white people didn't want the amendment to pass because they felt everything should stay the way it is.

Q: Was it a positive or negative impact? A: Overall the amendment had a positive impact. Even though some people may not agree it is good because everyone is getting closer to all humans being equal no matter their color or race.

1. There were many events that prompted the cause of the 15th amendment. For example one event was that the southern slaves mostly wanted the same rights as "everyday, regular" people. This was something that wasn't given to them. The voting right was a very big right for these people to have. Even though the law was created in February 26, 1869 the government did not begin to enforce it until the early 20th century. This amendment also only gave men the right to vote. Women and children were though as nothing basically. After the amendment there were still lots of problems that had to be helped. For example the white people didn't necessarily like that the black people had the voting right. They actually hated it. As stated earlier the government didn't begin to enforce the law until the 20th century. This shows that even though the black people (men)had the right they really couldn't and weren't aloud to use it that much. Overall there are many events that happened before and after the amendments passing. B.M [] CLICK ABOVE FOR A COOL VIDEO ON WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE AMENDMENT WAS PASSED!!

2. The impact the fifteenth amendment had on society was a great one indeed. For example, there were several protests against the amendment, saying the government should not have power over the states' rights to vote. Many people were complaining about black citizens being able to vote, because they thought black people should NOT have as many rights as whites. There were several new political group gatherings (E.G. KKK founded by democrats) and discussions. Some groups actions went beyond the expected and were harsh and extreme. The republican party was founded to help citizens of another race (the system is flipped today, Donald Trump is aThe really racist republican!). Black people deserve the right to vote along with everyone else. The fifteenth amendment really helped society by making the voting process fairer than before. T.B.

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The content of the article is about the 15th amendment which was past in 1965 is now still a hot topic. The amendment was past 50 years ago however still holds many debatable questions for the American society. For example some people will still argue that different colored American CITIZENS should not be able to vote. This law was supposed to be passed to give citizens of different colors the right to vote just like white people. Since the presidential election is coming close this is about the time of they year when congress decides to make certain laws or parts of our government stronger. The Democrats and the Republicans have been arguing about this amendment. Mostly because apparently the color or race of certain people voting in key states can impact the outcome of the election. In June 2013 some states have already passed their own laws about restricting certain people from voting. Federals argue that this will prevent fraud while voting. Also this has caused quite a bit of controversy because the federals want to make sure that the standards are set for the people about who can vote and who can not. Overall there are many different specific points made in the article. The amendment is still relevent today because voting is a popular issue in society. The president election is only in a few more months and this is the time when people begin to think and look closer at the laws past years ago about voting rights. For example one of the main issues with our country is discrimination between the whites and the blacks. The white people automatically get the voting right because they are white, however this right did not come so easy for the black people. This is a relevant topic today because even though that slavery has been ended long ago, the difference between blacks and whites is still a main issue today. Some people in the UNITED STATES still do care about the black peoples rights. They feel this way because they have a different skin color. The difference is still an ongoing battle that the government and the law still have to face today. Overall this article is very relevant to today's problems. B.M

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The article talks about the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the voting acts being passed in 1965. To some people the voting acts doesn’t sound like much, but to the African America people the voting act was one big step to their freedom. For example the Carson Newman University is making a 10 minute short film at the beginning of the fall semester on the big push The Voting Acts gave African Americans to fight for their freedom. The college also plans to open an exhibit to walk through. This exhibit will highlight all of the major or key points in the Voting Act. The voting act was signed by President Johnson in August of 1965. The bill was created to ensure African Americans the right to vote. This also made it illegal to impose restrictions or deny them the right to vote. Overall this article talks about honoring and the main points of the voting act and the ability to vote for African Americans. This article is very relevant to the voting Act. This is because the Voting Act gave black people the right to vote. Not only did it do that but also a college is celebrating it as well. Not only is it good that the blacks and whites are becoming equals and celebrating together, but different places all around the world are celebrating historical events that led up to amazing things. Schools and Colleges can celebrate the founding of new laws and old laws that are important. Some of these specific laws or bills from long ago have forever shaped the future of our country. Much like other important bills this is one that the people found important enough to celebrate the anniversary of it. As said earlier voting is still a major issue and this around the time that people begin to look at that idea more closely because of the election coming up soon. Overall the 15th amendment is very relevant today and celebrated for its greatness. B.M