1. Changing the Law of the Land
Sec. 1 Pp

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

10. Questions
The Dred Scott decision interpreted the Constitution as allowing _______

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

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

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

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

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

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

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