Distinguish selected Reconstruction amendments
The idea
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime after conviction.
Step by step
- The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime after conviction.
- The Fourteenth addresses citizenship, due process and equal protection; the Fifteenth bars denying voting rights because of race, color or previous servitude.
- These amendments changed constitutional rules; ratification alone did not remove every obstacle to equality.
Example
Which amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, with an exception for punishment after criminal conviction?
Answer
Thirteenth Amendment
This is the subject of the Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in 1865.
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