Transcript zackushistory#18

Teks18
By: Zach, Melody, and
Andrew
U.S.HISTORY TEKS #18
• TEKS #18 (18) Citizenship. The student
understands efforts to expand the democratic
process. The student is expected to:
• (A) identify and analyze methods of
expanding the right to participate in the
democratic process, including lobbying,
protesting, court decisions, and amendments
to the U.S. Constitution;
• (B) evaluate various means of achieving
equality of political rights, including the 19th,
24th, and 26th amendments; and
• (C) explain how participation in the democratic
process reflects our national identity.
What is a lobbying
•
To try to influence the thinking of
legislators or other public officials
for or against a specific cause
1. proposed legislation,for
example:lobbied the bill through
Congress, lobbied the bill to a negative
vote.
What is Protesting
• A formal declaration of disapproval or
objection issued by a concerned person,
group, or organization.
Example of Protesting in NY TALKING
ABOUT WAR ON IRAQ?
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rain-terminal/peace-protest-hq.mov
Court Decisions That Contributed to the
Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
• Although the three branches are said to be
equal, often the Supreme Court has the last
word on an issue.
• The courts can rule a law unconstitutional,
which makes it void. Most such rulings are
appealed to the Supreme Court, which is thus
the final arbiter of what the Constitution
means
• . The decisions may settle longstanding
controversies and can have social effects far
beyond the immediate outcome. Two famous,
related examples are Plessy v. Ferguson
(1896) and Brown v. Board of Education of
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Topeka
(1954).
What was the 19th amendment?
• The 19th amendment was the right of
citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any state on account
of sex.
• Congress shall have power to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation
What was the 24th amendment ?
• The 24th amendment is the right of
citizens of the United States to vote in
any primary or other election for
President or Vice President, for electors
for President or Vice President, or for
Senator or Representative in Congress,
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or any state by reason of
failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
• The Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.
What was the 26th amendment?
• The 26th amendment is the right of
citizens of the United States, who are
eighteen years of age or older, to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any State on
account of age.
• Congress shall have power to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation.
How does participation from the
democratic process reflect our national
identity?
• The nature of the Modern Democratic
Welfare State and the identity of
citizenship.;
• The nature of ethnic mobilisation
amongst minority groups; and,
• The sorts of institution and the sorts of
policy which emerge to deal with the
relationship between dominant host
nations and minorities.
References:
• http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitutio
n/constitution.amendmentxix.html
• http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitutio
n/constitution.amendmentxxiv.html
• http://homepage.mac.com/evancm/br
ain-terminal/peace-protest-hq.mov