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Malcolm X was assassinated today (Feb. 21 1965). Malcolm and MLK debate If you were alive during the Civil Rights movement which leader would you have been more likely to agree with? Why?
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Almost done!
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19 th Amendment 1920 Lucy Burns Grants women the right to vote in all state and national elections.
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21 st Amendment 1933 Ends prohibition!!
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22 nd Amendment 1951 Limits president to 2TERMS in office FDR served just short of 4 full terms 1933-1945
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23 rd 1961 – Gives citizens of D.C. the right to vote. They get 3 presidential electors. No Senators or Representatives. 24 th 1965 - Abolished poll tax
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25 th amendment Establishes succession of president. Who’s next in line if the president dies, and so forth. Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security
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26 th Amendment Sets the voting age to 18
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27 th Amendment Limits congress from giving themselves a raise during their current term. Raise goes into effect next term.
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Assignment Decide which amendment you think is the most important. Write a full page explaining ▫The amendment ▫How it impacts citizens ▫What it would be like without the amendment. ▫Any other information you feel is important related to the amendment.
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