15th Amendment
What is the 15th Amendment?
The 15th Amendment gave men the right to vote regardless of their race
What is the 19th Amendment?
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote
What is the main thing the 13th Amendment did?
It ended slavery in the United States.
The 24th Amendment abolished the poll tax.
What is the 26th Amendment?
The 26th Amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote.
Yes, a later amendment would give women the right to vote
True/False: Women had only been working for the 19th Amendment since 1910.
False. Women had been working for the right to vote since the mid 1800s.
What does “involuntary servitude” mean?
Being forced to work without pay and without choice.
What is a poll tax?
An amount of money a person would have to pay in order to be able to vote.
True/False: A person from Japan can vote in the United States as long as he/she is 18 years old.
False. To vote, a person must 18 years old AND be a United States citizen.
Another name for women's voting rights is called women's ________ (Hint: It starts with an "S")
Women's Suffrage
What year was the 13th Amendment ratified?
1865
True/False: The poll tax was one of the ways the government attempted to stop people from voting after the 15th Amendment was ratified.
True. Poll taxes and unfair literacy tests were among the ways the government tried to prevent people from voting.
Who was the first state to lower the voting age?
Georgia
Name one unfair requirement the government used to stop people from voting.
2. Literacy Test
True/False: Until the 19th amendment was ratified, only men were allowed to vote.
True
Why is the 13th Amendment still important today?
It protects people from forced labor and slavery.
Daily Double: Who is known as the father of the Constitution?
James Madison
True/False: The 26th Amendment allowed men to vote at 18 years old but women had to be 21 years old to vote.
False
Was the 15th amendment ratified before or after the Civil War?
What year was the 19th amendment ratified?
1920. This year, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Is it legal to force a person to work as punishment for a crime?
Yes, under the crime exception
False. The 24th Amendment completely abolished the poll tax.
*This is a 1000 point question*
Say what each amendment does.
15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 26th
15th: Gives all men the right to vote regardless of race
19th: Gives all women the right to vote
23rd: Gave citizens of Washington D.C. the right to vote
24th: Abolished the poll tax
26th: Lowered the voting age to 18 years old.