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This Lesson 2: Suffrage Amendments lesson plan also includes:
- Quick Vocabulary (Teacher Resource 1)
- Suffrage Amendments Added to the U.S. Constitution (Teacher Resource 2)
- Who Can Vote in the United States? (Student Handout 1)
- Building Our Vocabulary (Student Handout 2)
- Suffrage Amendments: In Your Own Words (Student Handout 3)
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Youngsters examine selected amendments to the Constitution to determine how voting requirements in the US have changed from the colonial days to the present.
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Instructional Ideas
- For the most current information on voting laws, as well as proposed expansive and restrictive voting bills, have kids check out the information posted on the Brennan Center for Justice at http://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/voting-laws-roundup-2014
Classroom Considerations
- The second in a series of six lessons about becoming an active citizen
- The lessons in this six-part unit are designed to be taught in order and build on previous learning
Pros
- Class members are asked to consider the historical context surrounding the various amendments and how events at the time might have influenced the passing of the amendment
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- None