{"id":12038,"date":"2025-09-21T17:51:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T21:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/?page_id=12038"},"modified":"2025-09-29T17:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:20:15","slug":"amdm2025september23","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/amdm2025\/amdm2025september23\/","title":{"rendered":"September 23rd: Key Amendments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/founding-docs\/amendments-11-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Constitution: Amendments 11-27<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Announcements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/braver-angels-collegiate-debate-unc-charlotte-tickets-1677067065739?aff=eemailordconf&amp;ref=eemailordconf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Braver&nbsp;Angels&nbsp;Collegiate Debate<\/a><\/strong> (Click to register)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>TODAY:<\/strong> 4:00pm-5:30pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>ROWE 130<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Food and Refreshments<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsored by The Barnes Family Foundation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goacta.org\/initiatives\/college-debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the College Debates and Discourse Alliance<\/a>, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), and BridgeUSA as well as the following UNC Charlotte Groups:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ninerengage.charlotte.edu\/organization\/investment-club-at-unc-charlotte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Investment Club<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bridgeuncc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bridge Charlotte<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ninerengage.charlotte.edu\/organization\/student-veterans-of-america-49ers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Veterans of America Club<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ninerengage.charlotte.edu\/organization\/debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlotte Debate Team<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Italian-American Association<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Check us out on <a href=\"https:\/\/ninerengage.charlotte.edu\/organization\/italian-club-of-unc-charlotte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Niner Engage<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ninerengage.charlotte.edu\/organization\/debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlotte Debate Team Practices<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fretwell 219<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plan for the Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Syllabus Reminder<\/strong>: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) apps is not authorized for work in this class\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your Discussion Posts may not be generated using AI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making generic responses to the Discussion Posts triggers my Spidey sense, and I notice patterns\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Freedom of Speech is important because free speech is a cornerstone of liberty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty need freedom of speech to advance their research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students need freedom of speech to cultivate critical thinking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t use AI for any work in this course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"background-color:yellow\"><strong>Discussion Post #4<\/strong>&#8211;Due Friday, 9\/26, 11:07 pm<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/amdm2025\/amdm2025september18\/\"><strong>The Bill of Rights<\/strong> (Thursday, 9\/18)<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Including 9\/18&#8217;s Democracy\/Liberty\/Freedom\/ETC. quotation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Amendments 11-27<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/topicstoanalyze\/logical-fallacies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Logical Fallacies<\/a><\/strong> (time permitting)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Democracy\/Liberty\/Freedom\/ETC. quotation:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;But however men have seen it, and may continue for a time to see it, women do count. Everybody counts in applying democracy. <strong>And there will never be a true democracy until every responsible and law-abiding adult in it, without regard to race, sex, color, or creed has his or her own inalienable and unpurchasable voice in the government<\/strong>.<br>&#8211;Carrie Chapman Catt. &#8220;Votes for All.&#8221; The Crisis. 1 November 1917. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu\/2018\/03\/21\/votes-for-all-nov-1917\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Archives of Women&#8217;s Political Communication<\/a><\/strong> at Iowa State University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Amendments 11-27<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a list of important ones for us to consider today. These will come back up in the future, so don&#8217;t forget them! Also, if we get through the ones below, we can move on to the others. Plenty of material for us today (and perhaps Thursday, 9\/25).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Amendment 13<\/strong>: Slavery is outlawed, and Congress can enforce this<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amendment 14<\/strong>: Due process applies to the States (and other important concerns)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Section 1: Defines citizenship; States must respect due process\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>See also 5th Amendment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section 2: Apportions Representatives based on whole numbers; male citizens 21+ cannot be denied the opportunity to vote (except in cases of rebellion or criminal record)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section 3: No one engaging in rebellion or insurrection may hold office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section 4: The Secessionists (i.e. the Confederacy) cannot have their war debts paid for, and they can&#8217;t be compensated for loss of slaves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section 5: Congress can enforce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amendment 15<\/strong>: Voting rights cannot be denied to citizens &#8220;by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude&#8221;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>But can be denied based on sex<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amendment 16<\/strong>: Establishes Federal income tax<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amendment 17<\/strong>: The People directly elect Senators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amendment 18<\/strong>: Prohibition&#8211;1919\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Amendment 21<\/strong>: Fixed that nonsense&#8211;1933<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amendment 19<\/strong>: Women&#8217;s suffrage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amendment 22<\/strong>: Two-term limit for President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amendment 24<\/strong>: States cannot impose poll taxes&#8230;1964 (seems a bit late)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amendment 26<\/strong>: 18 year olds may vote<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amendment 27<\/strong>: Senators and Representatives cannot vote themselves a raise&#8211;it takes effect after the next group comes into office\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This was the original 2nd Article of the Bill of Rights, but wasn&#8217;t ratified until 1992.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I don&#8217;t remember much fanfare around this amendment passing&#8230;I was probably too busy anticipating getting my Driver&#8217;s License the next month.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reaserch Methods<\/strong>: Let&#8217;s go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/library.charlotte.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atkins Library<\/a><\/strong> and search for the Washington Post for May 7, 1992.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The ones not brought up have to do with residents of Washington, DC, being able to vote for Prsident and succession of president and vice president as well as technical matters for when newly elected officials assume office. We can look at those if we have more time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Next Class<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll finish up anything we didn\u2019t get through today, and then it\u2019s on to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.loc.gov\/federalist-papers\/text-1-10#s-lg-box-wrapper-25493273\">Federalist Paper #10<\/a><\/strong>! Don\u2019t forget Discussion Post #4 is due Friday, 9\/26, 11:07pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Constitution: Amendments 11-27 Announcements Plan for the Day Key Amendments 11-27 I have a list of important ones for us to consider today. These will come back up in the future, so don&#8217;t forget them! Also, if we get through the ones below, we can move on to the others. 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