1. REVIEW: How will the Regents thematic essay test our knowledge of U. S
REVIEW: How will the Regents thematic essay test our knowledge of U.S. history?

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4. 14th Amendment 24th Amendment
Historical Circumstances
(CAUSES)
Changes caused by Amendment
(EFFECTS)
Civil War and the end of slavery (13th Amendment)
Former slaves had no rights (the Dred Scott decision)
Federal government wanted to make sure rights of African-Americans were respected
15th Am gave voting rights to African-Americans
But for almost 100 years Jim Crow laws prevented blacks in South from voting
Civil rights movement protested against this
For a long time, Southern states were allowed to violate 14th Amendment (segregation, Plessy v. Ferguson)
Brown v. Board of Ed changed that – led to civil rights movement (Rosa Parks, bus boycott, sit-ins, etc.)
24th Am made Jim Crow laws illegal
It was a great victory for the civil rights movement
African-Americans in the South finally had an equal opportunity to vote

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6. Plessy v. Ferguson Korematsu v. U.S.
Historical Circumstances
(CAUSES)
Explain the Supreme Court decision
Impact of the decision on the U.S.
(EFFECTS)
14th Am guaranteed equal rights for all, but segregation violated this
Homer Plessy challenged segregation – sued after he was arrested for sitting in a “whites only” train car
During WW II Japanese- Americans were forced to live in interment camps
Gov’t feared spies & terrorism
Korematsu sued – said it violated 14th Amendment
Plessy lost the case
The Supreme Court said that segregation was legal as long as it was “separate but equal”
Korematsu lost the case
The Supreme Court said that a group’s rights can be restricted during time of war
It limited rights
Segregation remained legal for another 60 years
The Brown v. Board of Education decision rejected the idea of “separate but equal”
It limited rights
Later, the government recognized that the decision was based on racial prejudice
In 1988, gov’t apologized and paid each internee $20,000