OTHER AMENDMENTS
TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
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!***