The U.S. Constitution is known as ........... the supreme law of the land. The Jim Crow Laws......... enforced racial segregation in the South before the Civil Rights Movement.. An amendment is a change or an addition to the U.S. Constitution.. The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments are collectively known as the........ Civil Rights or Reconstruction Amendments.. The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution........ officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery to this day.. The 14th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution... declared that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens including African Americans.. The 15th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution... prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude.. The meaning of the vocabulary word Civics ......... relates to the study of government and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. The meaning of the vocabulary word Restricted refers to something Permitted to be used only by a particular person or group. The meaning of the word Entitled refers to someone who is ..... Given the right to something. The definition of the word Policy as it was used in the story...... refers to a plan that outlines expectations and procedures for a given situation. The definition of the word Battery as it was used in the story...... refers to the use of physical force on someone.. African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. Edwina and Marshall Johnson have trouble with the Montgomery bus laws because ........ They were not familiar with the city's segregation laws.. Reluctantly black riders gave up their seats and moved to the back of the bus ........... this means that they were not happy about moving but they had to do it anyway.. None of the white women standing would sit in the empty seat next to Claudette because ......... It was against the law for blacks to sit in the same row as a white person.. Claudette Colvin hurts her case by ........ Struggling and arguing with the police officers trying to defend herself.. She decided to plead guilty and pay the fine.. What is the meaning of the phrase "The Prosecutors threw the book at Claudette"? It means that they didn't care about respecting her rights and treating her fairly.. Two months later, on December 1, 1955, another black woman boarded a city bus and found an empty seat just behind the white section. She was Rosa Parks. The story ends like this to let the reader know that........ The Black community had found the right person to defend in court and start fighting for equal civil rights.