TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. In "Latinos and The Fourteenth Amendment," students will: Understand that "Jim Crow" practices often affected Latinos as well as African Americans;That is because the 14th Amendment says the government cannot "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.". The MexicanAmerican War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico, fought from April 1846 to February 1848. The 100 civics (history and government) questions and answers for the 2008 version of the civics portion of the naturalization test are listed below. UN Women in Mexico works, to accelerate compliance with international commitments regarding gender equality and women's empowerment. This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory. The California Department of Public Health is dedicated to optimizing the health and wellbeing of Californians. Policies pervasive in the New Mexico juvenile detention system.