Changing the Law of the Land Sec. 1 Pp. 186-194

Constitutional Changes To adapt to changing needs and attitudes Several lately have dealt with who has the right to vote

Abolishing Slavery Slavery was not abolished by Constitution because Southern states would not have ratified Dred Scott decision – slaves are property and owners can take them anywhere 13th Amendment ended slavery after Civil War

African Americans and the Right to Vote 14th Amendment –ensured African American citizenship 15th Amendment – states could not deny right to vote 24th Amendment – made poll taxes illegal

Women and the Right to Vote Suffragists pushed for the 19th Amendment and the right to vote 19th Amendment ratified in 1920

Youth and the Right to Vote Voting age was 21, but draft age was 18 People said if you are old enough to fight, you are old enough to vote 26th Amendment lowered voting age to 18

Voice of the People 27th Amendment is the most recent and said that if Congress voted to raise their salaries, it would not go into effect until after next election

Questions What step did the Framers of the Constitution take to win the support of southern states for ratification?

Which finally ended the slavery issue? Questions Which finally ended the slavery issue?

Questions The Dred Scott decision interpreted the Constitution as allowing _______

What did the 14th Amendment do? Questions What did the 14th Amendment do?

What happened as soon as slavery was abolished? Questions What happened as soon as slavery was abolished?

Why is the 14th Amendment called the second Bill of Rights? Questions Why is the 14th Amendment called the second Bill of Rights?

Women were denied the vote because some people thought Questions Women were denied the vote because some people thought ______

What group pushed for the 19th Amendment? Questions What group pushed for the 19th Amendment?

What might be an argument behind the 26th Amendment? Questions What might be an argument behind the 26th Amendment?

Any citizen or group of citizens can _______. Questions Any citizen or group of citizens can _______.