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eighth ninth tenth

1. the states decide what students are going to study in school. what amendment allows this?
2. a store owner wants a burglar of his store to be sentenced to 20 years in prison, but the law only allows for one year. what amendment guided this law?
3. a woman was arrested for providing advice on how to prevent pregnancy (against state law at the time), but the supreme court ruled that this violated a right to privacy. what amendment guided their decision?

for questions 15 and 16, draw a line to connect the amendment with what it changed.
15.
thirteenth • • gave black men the right to vote
fourteenth • • abolished slavery
fifteenth • • made african americans citizens, and guaranteed all citizens equal protection under the law
16.
nineteenth • • abolished poll taxes as a requirement to vote
twenty - fourth • • lowered voting age to 18 years
twenty - sixth • • gave women the right to vote

Explanation:

1. The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, to the States respectively, or to the people. This includes the power to decide on school - curriculum.
2. The Eighth Amendment prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments. A 20 - year sentence when the law only allows for one year may be considered excessive in some cases.
3. The Ninth Amendment states that the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. The right to privacy is one such unenumerated right that the Supreme Court has recognized.
4. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery; the Fourteenth Amendment made African Americans citizens and guaranteed all citizens equal protection under the law; the Fifteenth Amendment gave Black men the right to vote.
5. The Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote; the Twenty - fourth Amendment abolished poll taxes as a requirement to vote; the Twenty - sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 years.

Answer:

1. Tenth
2. Eighth
3. Ninth
4. Thirteenth - abolished slavery; Fourteenth - made African Americans citizens, and guaranteed all citizens equal protection under the law; Fifteenth - gave Black men the right to vote
5. Nineteenth - gave women the right to vote; Twenty - fourth - abolished poll taxes as a requirement to vote; Twenty - sixth - lowered voting age to 18 years