Question

Identify if each statement about rights, protections, and powers granted by the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments is true or false. (5 points) Persons wire hare been convicted of a serious crime are banned from holding office. African American men were given the right to vote before women were. States' laws about civil rights are more powerful than federal laws. African Americans did not receive the same cil rights as other citizens for many years after the Reconstruction Amendments were passed Babies born in the Unted States to a cRizen of another country are granted US citizenship.

Answer 1

Let's evaluate each statement for its truthfulness regarding the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments:

1. Persons who have been convicted of a serious crime are banned from holding office.

   • True: Many states impose laws that restrict individuals with felony convictions from holding public office, although this varies by state.

2. African American men were given the right to vote before women were.

   • True: The Fifteenth Amendment (ratified in 1870) granted African American men the right to vote, while women did not gain the right to vote nationally until the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920.

3. States' laws about civil rights are more powerful than federal laws.

   • False: Under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, federal laws prevail over state laws. The federal government has the authority to enforce civil rights protections.

4. African Americans did not receive the same civil rights as other citizens for many years after the Reconstruction Amendments were passed.

   • True: Although the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments aimed to grant civil rights and liberties, many African Americans continued to face discrimination and were denied equal rights for many years, particularly under Jim Crow laws.

5. Babies born in the United States to a citizen of another country are granted US citizenship.

   • True: According to the Fourteenth Amendment, anyone born on U.S. soil is granted citizenship, regardless of their parents' citizenship status, with some exceptions (such as children of diplomats).

In summary:

1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True