Part C

Does the 14Th combine with the earlier "no religious test" clause to guarantee a vision of a diverse and equitable society with no government discrimination?

- The fourteenth amendment is a good addition to the amendments because it favored the African Americans. the 14Th amendment allowed African Americans to be part of America and become citizens. it allowed them to be like everyone else and didn't allow segregation to happen. i do believe that it connects to the no religion test because its all about making everyone equal and shouldn't have to go through b.s to be like everyone else. This law was a way to secure the African Americans and to secure others who needed it.

Amendments 12, 13, 14, & 15 are often referred to as a major turning point in US government policy. Explain the importance of these amendments

-i think that these four amendments were such a huge and GOOD change in the US government. Mostly it allowed the African Americas to feel at home and not excluded. its a huge turning point because its when we realized that everyone is equal and that we are all humans, we are all the same, there is no reason to exclude someone because of their skin color. i think that it is such a huge turning point to make slavery illegal because its a turning point for humanity because these things should be recognized as wrong and plain old disgusting to treat a human as an animal. also connects to allowing them vote because once again , we are ONE!

Describe the amendment from the rest of the list (16-27) that you find most significant and make an argument for why we should consider it especially important.

- i would say that the two amendments between 16 and 27 that interest me the most are the 26Th and the 19th amendment. the 26th amendment caught my eye because i think that if you are 18 you should have the right to vote. people may think the opposite but when you think about it , when you are 18 your considered in the working field and a grown up . at that age you should be able to have a say in who your president will be, the person who will control the government. this connects to today and how i am happy my sister got to vote for Obama because when she gets out of college, Obama will be the best thing that can happen to our government because when shes in the working field he will only make it easier for her when it comes to taxes and jobs, etc. so when it comes to the voting age , i say the younger the better because it allows us to choose our future and see how it will be for us . This also all connects to allowing woman to vote [19th amendment] because it now gives us the right to be like everyone else and ever since we were able to work , we should have the right to choose our president!