Constitution of America

A presentation by Seraphim Tombrock

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Content:

FormationLiberty and RightsCivil Rights Act 1964

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Background

1763 conflict between the colonies and the British Crown

1774 Continental Congress1775 American War of Independence1776 Declaration of Independence1781 Confederation with central government

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1787 Emergence of the Constitution

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Rights and liberty!?

uniform separation of power elections No freedom of expression or of assembly slavery was legal Women and black people may not vote and they were

very restricted

Examples:

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13: Prohibition of Slavery

15: 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

Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a special law in the Constitution and not an additional article

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Example for the adoption gift of a new article: Civil Rights Act

1863 Slavery was forbidden

1960 Unrest and the presidential election

John F. Kennedy. Lyndon B. Johnson

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1964 The Civil Right Act. A law that forbid the discrimination and the segregation in public areas.

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