Additional Amendments: 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, & 26th extending voting rights

Last time: The Bill of Rights

This time: Amendments that came after the Bill of Rights

Change to the Constitution Amendment Amendment = Change to the Constitution

This time: Amendments that came after the Bill of Rights

Benchmarks: SS.7.C.3.7 Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments on participation of minority groups in the American political process. SS.7.C.3.5 Explain the constitutional amendment process.

The Constitutional Amendment Process 2/3rds of the Congress, 3/4ths of the States

The Civil War Amendments: 1865 - 1870

13th Amendment 1865 – Abolished Slavery

14th Amendment 1868 – Helping the newly freed slaves

14th Amendment 1868 – Defines citizenship

14th Amendment 1868 – State Laws Before the 14th only federal laws had to be constitutional

14th Amendment 1868 – Equal Protection Under the Law

15th Amendment 1870 – Right to vote for African American Men

19th Amendment 1920 – Right to vote for Women Suffrage = the right to vote

24th Amendment 1964 - No Poll Taxes Poll Taxes: States charged $ to vote to try to stop African Americans from voting

Voting Rights Act of 1965

26th Amendment - 1971 Lowered Voting Age from 21 to 18 “Old Enough to Die Old Enough to Vote” – rallying cry during the Vietnam War

Review: Which amendment defines citizenship? The 14th

Review: Which amendment gave women the right to vote? The 19th

Review: Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote? The 15th

Review: Which amendment said that state laws must be constitutional? The 14th

Review: Which amendment ended slavery? The 13th

Review: Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18? The 26th

Review: Which amendment outlawed poll taxes? The 24th

Review: Which amendment said that there must be equal protection under the law? The 14th