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Vor 17 Stunden · The Fourth Amendment was introduced in Congress in 1789 by James Madison, along with the other amendments in the Bill of Rights, in response to Anti-Federalist objections to the new Constitution. Congress submitted the amendment to the states on September 28, 1789. By December 15, 1791, the necessary three-fourths of the states had ratified it.
Vor 5 Tagen · The Twenty-fourth Amendment prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax. The Twenty-sixth Amendment prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age.
Vor einem Tag · Voting Rights Act of 1965. An Act to enforce the fifteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
Vor einem Tag · Constitution of the United States of America, the fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. The oldest written national constitution in use, the Constitution defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor einem Tag · The First and 27th amendments had very different paths. The First Amendment, guaranteeing freedom of speech, religion, and the press, was ratified in 1791, just two years after being proposed. On the other hand, the 27th Amendment, regarding congressional pay raises, was proposed in 1789 but not ratified until 1992, making it the longest ...
Vor einem Tag · Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (1968) The civil rights movement [b] was a social movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country. The movement had its origins in the Reconstruction era during the late 19th century and had ...
Vor einem Tag · The Constitution of San Marino might be the world's oldest active written constitution, since some of its core documents have been in operation since 1600, while the Constitution of the United States is the oldest active codified constitution. The historical life expectancy of a constitution since 1789 is approximately 19 years.
