The amendment reads, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” The 15th Amendment guaranteed African American men the right to vote.
The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. Reed (gender discrimination), and University of California v. Bakke
The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. Reed (gender discrimination), and University of California v.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Wikipedia
Does the Constitution limit the power of government to discriminate?
The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution limit the power of the federal and state governments to discriminate
The private sector is not directly constrained by the Constitution
Does the constitution prohibit discrimination by private parties?
The Amendment provides that “ [n]o State” and “nor shall any State” engage in the proscribed conduct
There are, of course, numerous federal statutes that prohibit discrimination by private parties
See, e g
, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title II, 78 Stat
241, 243, 42 U S C §§ 2000a et seq
Is racial discrimination constitutional?
Although the original purpose was to protect blacks from discrimination, the broad wording has led the Supreme Court to hold that all racial discrimination (including against whites, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans) is constitutionally suspect
Constitutional amendment against discrimination
Failed amendment to the United States Constitution
The Blaine Amendment was a failed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would have prohibited direct government aid to educational institutions that have a religious affiliation. Most state constitutions already had such provisions, and thirty-eight of the fifty states have clauses that prohibit taxpayer funding of religious entities in their state constitutions.
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1870 amendment prohibiting denial of voting rights on the basis of race
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was ratified on February 3, 1870, as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Amendment to remove certain references to the Catholic Church
The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which deleted two subsections that recognised the special position of the Catholic Church and that recognised other named religious denominations. It was approved by referendum on 7 December 1972 and signed into law on 5 January 1973.
Concept in United States jurisprudence
Viewpoint discrimination is a concept in United States jurisprudence related to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. If a speech act is treated differently by a government entity based on the viewpoint it expresses, this is considered viewpoint discrimination.
