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United States Constitution: Civil Rights

The Constitution Explained

The Civil Rights Amendments

Just as the Constitution has been used to limit government power, it has also been used to expand the rights of the American people. After the ratification of the Bill of Rights, seven Amendments have been ratified to extend the Civil Rights of Americans who were left out of the political process of democracy. These Seven Amendments are:

The Post-Civil-War Reconstruction Amendments:

Four Addition Voting-Rights Amendments: