Flick Amendment

The Flick Amendment was a 1871 Republican-initiated amendment to the West Virginia State Constitution that restored state rights to former Confederates and African-Americans who had been barred from voting and holding office in West Virginia following the American Civil War. ^[1]

10 relations: Amendment, American Civil War, Confederate States of America, Constitution of West Virginia, Democratic Party (United States), Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Liberal Republican Party (United States), Radical Republican, Republican Party (United States), West Virginia House of Delegates.

Amendment

An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.

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Constitution of West Virginia

The Constitution of the State of West Virginia West Virginia State Constitution is the supreme law of the U.S. State of West Virginia.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".

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Liberal Republican Party (United States)

The Liberal Republican Party of the United States was an American political party that was organized in May 1872 to oppose the reelection of President Ulysses S. Grant and his Radical Republican supporters in the presidential election of 1872.

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Radical Republican

The Radical Republicans were a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party of the United States from around 1854 (before the American Civil War) until the end of Reconstruction in 1877.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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West Virginia House of Delegates

The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flick_Amendment

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