Constitution

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The Second Amendment

the right to own guns
1998
Presents an overview of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and examines the debate which has surrounded the right to own and bear arms.

The Fourteenth Amendment

equal protection under the law
2002
An overview of the Fourteenth Amendment that describes its history, purpose, components, and illustrative court cases, and includes the U.S. Constitution and a further-reading list.

The Fifteenth Amendment

African-American men's right to vote
1998
Examines the Amendment which gave African-American men the right to vote and discusses the struggle that took place to regain this right when it was denied.

The Nineteenth Amendment

women's right to vote
1998
Traces the history of the women's rights movement in the United States which culminated in 1920 with the passage of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.
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