Benchmark Unit 3 Mirror Questions

How did the Voting Rights Act affect Americans ?

• It inspired Americans to vote more in elections.

• It gathered public support to ensure the Fifteenth Amendment was enforced.

• It ensured that every American citizen has an equal right to vote.

• It pressured Congress to create a new amendment to add to the Constitution.

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According to Lyndon B. Johnson, why is honoring the Fifteenth Amendment a good idea?

• "At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom." (P3)

• "Those words are a promise to every citizen that he shall share in the dignity of man." (P6)

• "I urge every member of both parties – Americans of all religions and of all colors – from every section of this country – to join me in that cause." (P2)

• "In such a case our duty must be clear to all of us." (P9)

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Which word best helps the reader understand the meaning of amendments in paragraph 5?

• "drafts"

• "freedoms"

• "rights"

• "additions"

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Part A According to Benjamin Godfrey, how will the Constitution create structure in America?

• determines a set of rules that would establish how America functions.

• identifies how American freedoms would influence the world.

• allows delegates to solve problems for the benefit of all Americans.

• decides how taxes would be collected and used to help establish a military.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

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Part B Which detail from the passage supports the answer to Part A?

• "This made it hard for a national government to collect taxes or establish a military." (P3)

• "The Constitution outlined a set of laws for running the government that were established by the people themselves." (P1)

• "In 1787, James Madison and fifty-six other delegates, or representatives, held a series of meetings called the Constitutional Convention." (P2)

• "The Bill of Rights lists many key freedoms American enjoy today." (P5)

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Why does the author compare voting rights of African American, Women, and Native American?

• to explain that each group struggled to gain voting rights in America

• to describe how Americans thought voting rights were just for some people

• to show that it only took protests to convince Congress to change laws

• to help the reader understand how to vote in America

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CCSS.RL.6.6

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CCSS.RI.6.9

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Part A Which describes the structure of this passage?

• Chronological

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

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Part B How does this structure contribute to the meaning of the text?

• It clarifies how different people affected the Constitution.

• It shows how voting effects American politics.

• It demonstrates Frederick Douglass played a part in gaining voting rights.

• It explains how it took many years for amendments to be passed.

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Which two details in paragraphs 13-15 support the central idea that Native Americans struggled to gain voting rights in America?

• Native Americans became citizens in 1924 and had the right to vote.

• Many places suppressed the voting rights of Native Americans.

• The right for all adult Americans to vote was protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.

• Mexican Americans and Asian Americans were not guaranteed the right to vote.

• Native American citizens were still disenfranchised in many states.

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What happened after the Fifteenth Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution?

• African Americans gained citizenship to the United States.

• African Americans gained the right to vote.

• Frederick Douglass abolished slavery.

• Millions of enslaved men and women were freed.

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