Constitutional Amendments and States Consitutions by Lindsay Kline https://padlet.com/lindsay_kline/6ouedtuccmyp 1.4 Learning Assesment en-us 2019-02-26 21:31:48 UTC 2019-02-26 21:36:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Why and how has the U.S. Constitution been amended and interpreted throughout our history? lindsay_kline https://padlet.com/lindsay_kline/6ouedtuccmyp/wish/335657516 "some amendments describe the people’s individual rights, while others modify some of the rules or structure for government. Several amendments extend the right to vote to former enslaved persons, women, residents of the District of Columbia, and young people between the age of 18 and 21" (3.1.3).]]> 2019-02-26 21:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lindsay_kline/6ouedtuccmyp/wish/335657516 How do state constitutions and local charters structure government and protect individual rights? lindsay_kline https://padlet.com/lindsay_kline/6ouedtuccmyp/wish/335657588 "Besides a provision for separation of powers among the three branches of state government, all state constitutions contain a bill of rights. This section includes all or most of the protections of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the United States. Many state constitutions contain additional protections not found in the U.S. Constitution" (3.4.4).]]> 2019-02-26 21:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lindsay_kline/6ouedtuccmyp/wish/335657588