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

2. Last time: The Bill of Rights

3. This time: Amendments that came after the Bill of Rights

4. 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.

5. The Constitutional Amendment Process

6. The Civil War Amendments: 1865 - 1870

7. 13th Amendment 1865 – Abolished Slavery

8. 14th Amendment 1868 - Helping the newly freed slaves

9. 14th Amendment 1868 – Defines citizenship

10. 14th Amendment 1868 – State Laws

11. 14th Amendment 1868 – Equal Protection Under the Law

12. 15th Amendment 1870 – Right to vote for African American Men

13. 19th Amendment 1920 – Right to vote for Women

14. 24th Amendment 1964 - No Poll Taxes

15. Voting Rights Act of 1965

16. 26th Amendment - 1971 Lowered Voting Age from 21 to 18