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| | *15th Amendment prohibits discrimination against voting based on race, and led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (which prohibits "literacy tests" as a condition of voting) | | *15th Amendment prohibits discrimination against voting based on race, and led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (which prohibits "literacy tests" as a condition of voting) |
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| − | '''Progressive Era Amendments''' (16th-21th, important ones listed below): | + | '''Progressive Era Amendments''' (16th-21st, important ones listed below): |
| | *16th Amendment authorizes the federal (national) income tax | | *16th Amendment authorizes the federal (national) income tax |
| | *17th Amendment provides for the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people, rather than by state legislatures | | *17th Amendment provides for the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people, rather than by state legislatures |
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| | *What Articles of the U.S. Constitution establishes which branch of government? | | *What Articles of the U.S. Constitution establishes which branch of government? |
| | *What are the most significant Amendments in the Bill of Rights, and what do they mean? | | *What are the most significant Amendments in the Bill of Rights, and what do they mean? |
| − | *What the the most significant Amendments after the Bill of Rights, and what do they mean? | + | *What are the most significant Amendments after the Bill of Rights, and what do they mean? |
| | *When and why was the U.S. Constitution written and ratified? | | *When and why was the U.S. Constitution written and ratified? |
| | *What does"federalism" mean? | | *What does"federalism" mean? |