T O T H E U . S . C O N S T I T U T I O N

OTHER AMENDMENTS

WHAT ARE THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS CALLED?

• Bill of Rights

WHAT ARE THE CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS?

• 13th amendment (RED and BLUE)• Pg 186

• 14th amendment (ORANGE and BLACK and PURPLE)• Pg 186

• 15th amendment (YELLOW and GREEN)• Pg 187

• 2 minutes in your group to find the main idea of you assigned amendment

WHAT ARE THE CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS?

• 13th amendment • Outlawed slavery and freed thousands of enslaved

African Americans

• 14th amendment • Defined American citizenship (born OR naturalized

in U.S.; included most African Americans)• Required all states to give ALL citizens equal

protections under the law and due process of the law• Can’t just toss people in jail and throw away the key

• 15th amendment • No state may deny the right to vote based on race• Race NOT gender!!!

WHY WAS THE 24TH AMENDMENT NECESSARY, EVEN AFTER THE CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS?

• Although the 15th amendment gave African American men the right to vote, southern states found other ways to block them from voting.• Many southern states required a poll tax• This was a fee required to vote• Many African Americans could not afford to pay

the tax (some poor whites could not afford either)

• The 24th amendment, passed in 1964, made poll taxes illegal

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT?

• Pg 188• First group with ALL hands up will have ONE

number randomly called on • So make sure ALL members can answer question

• Correct answer will get team points!

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT?

• FINALLY… women get the right to vote in 1920

WHAT IS THE 26TH AMENDMENT? WHY DID PEOPLE FEEL IT WAS IMPORTANT?

• Pg 189• First group with ALL hands up will have ONE

number randomly called on • So make sure ALL members can answer question

• Correct answer will get team points!

WHAT IS THE 26TH AMENDMENT? WHY DID PEOPLE FEEL IT WAS IMPORTANT?

• Voting age was lower from 21 to 18 years old• Important because people felt if you could

fight in the war at 18, you should be able to vote for the President who is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces

WHAT GROUPS OF PEOPLE WERE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTING RIGHTS?

• 19th amendment (RED and BLUE)• 24th amendment (ORANGE and BLACK and

PURPLE)• 26th amendment (YELLOW and GREEN)

• 1 minutes in your group to find the answer for your assigned amendment

WHAT GROUPS OF PEOPLE WERE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTING RIGHTS?

• 19th amendment • women

• 24th amendment • African Americans

• 26th amendment • Young men in the military

THINK, WRITE, ALL-RECORD ROUND ROBIN

• #1: Explain the 18th and 21st amendments and how they are related. (chart on pg 187)• #2: Which amendment limits the amount of

terms a president can serve to two? (chart on pg 187)• #3: Define suffrage. (pg 187)• #4: Define black codes. (pg 186)

• 2 minutes to complete YOUR assigned question, quietly and individually (think and write)

SHARE WITH GROUP

• #1: share answer, other group members copy answer into notes• #2: share answer, others copy into notes• #3: share answer, others copy into notes• #4: share answer, others copy into notes

• This is the “all-record” part

THINK, WRITE, ALL-RECORD ROUND ROBIN

• #1: Explain the 18th and 21st amendments and how they are related.• 18th banned alcohol, 21st gets rid of the 21st amendment,

allowing alcohol again (can’t drink at 18, can at 21)

• #2: Which amendment limits the amount of terms a president can serve to two? • 22nd amendment (to two… 22)

• #3: Define suffrage. • The right to vote

• #4: Define black codes. • Laws that kept African Americans from holding certain

jobs, gave them few property rights and limited their rights in other ways (esp. voting).

ADVANCED

• Activity #1: Choose ONE of the following activities:• Write a parody song about YOUR choice of one or more

amendments (must show your knowledge and understanding of the amendments)

• Write a children’s book about YOUR choice of one or more amendments (NOT a “how to” guide… must be a story that incorporates our rights)

***can be ANY amendments– Bill of Rights or others!***

REGULAR

• Activity #2: Choose ONE of the following activities:• Write a parody song about an amendment (amendment

assigned by teacher)• Write a children’s book about an amendment

(amendment assigned by teacher)

***can be ANY amendments– Bill of Rights or others!***