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If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace. ~Hamilton Fish

14 th Amendment Citizenship Clause: defines citizenship and naturalization Due Process Clause: the right to life, liberty, or property Equal Protection Clause: equal protection laws no matter skin color

United States vs. Wong Kim Ark 1898 A man born within the United States to Chinese citizens who have a permanent domicile and residence in the United States and are carrying on business in the United States—and whose parents were not employed in a diplomatic or other official capacity by a foreign power—was a citizen of the United States.

15 th Amendment States cannot deny citizens to vote due to color of skin

Guinn vs. United States June 21, 1915, the Court ruled the grandfather clauses in the Maryland and Oklahoma constitutions to be repugnant to the Fifteenth Amendment and therefore null and void. Also affected similar provisions in the constitutions of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Virginia

19 th Amendment Cannot prohibit a citizen to vote due to sex

Leser vs. Garnett Several states that had ratified the amendment had constitutions that prohibited women from voting, rendering them unable to ratify an amendment to the contrary This case overruled that idea

23 rd Amendment Permits citizens in the District of Columbia to vote for Electors for President and Vice President

Attorney General of Guam vs. United States Guam is a territory of the US but does not have the right to vote for President The District of Columbia is not a state, but rather is under the exclusive control of Congress Under 23 rd Amendment, D.C. can vote for an Elector for President

24 th Amendment Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax

Harper vs. Virginia State Board of Elections Case was filed by Virginia resident Annie E. Harper, who was unable to register without having to pay a poll tax. She brought the suit on behalf of other poor residents and herself. After being dismissed by a U.S. district court, the case went to the United States Supreme Court 6 to 3 vote, the Court ruled in favor of Ms. Harper-Equal Protections Clause

26 th Amendment Barred the states or federal government from setting a voting age higher than eighteen

Oregon vs. Mitchell Affirmed the federal government's power to set a minimum voting age for federal elections, no case has tested whether the federal government possesses the power to prevent states from lowering their voting ages to below 18 for non-federal elections since the federal government has not tried to prohibit states from doing so, nor have any states tried to

“Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” -Abraham Lincoln

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