Ch. 7 Study Guide
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What did the Dred Scott decision say that the Constitution allowed?______________________
What is the 14th amendment?___________________________
What did the 24th amendment end?_____________________________
What group pushed for the 19th amendment?_______________________________
What might be an argument behind the 26th amendment?_____________________________
Any citizen or group of citizens can do what?_______________________
Several Constitutional amendments reflect a change in attitude about
what?___________________
In the 1800s why did tensions grow between northern and southern
states?_____________________________
Who /what has the final say in interpreting the Constitution?___________________________
What can change a Supreme Court decision other than a later court
decision?_______________________________
Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that segregation was legal as long as what
happened?__________________________
Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned by what?___________________________
People who oppose affirmative action argue that it results in what
happening?___________________
In Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp., the Supreme Court ruled that a company couldn’t have
what?___________________________
The Supreme Court helps adapt the Constitution to our changing society by doing
what?______________________________
What steps did the framers of the Constitution take to win support of southern states for
ratification?_____________________________________
What finally ended the slavery issue?________________________
Why is the 14th amendment called the 2nd Bill of Rights?_________________________________
The 19th amendment was ratified when?_________________________
Women were denied the right to vote because people thought what about
women?_______________________
What did the most recent voting rights amendment do?___________________________
The most recent amendment to the Constitution dealt with
what?_________________________
As soon as slavery was abolished what happened in the states?___________________________