Voting Amendments, Rule of Law

What is an amendment?

• A change to the Constitution

• A document that outlines the rights of citizens

• A law passed by Congress

• A court ruling

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What did the 14th Amendment do?

• Abolished slavery

• Gave women the right to vote

• Provided equal protection under the law

• Lowered the voting age to 18

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Which amendment outlawed poll taxes?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

The image shows an 1867 wood engraving entitled "The First Vote".

The action that is illustrated in the above wood engraving was made possible by the passage of which amendment?

• the Tenth Amendment

• the Thirteenth Amendment

• the Fifteenth Amendment

• the Twenty-sixth Amendment

Use the table to answer the question that follows.

Which of the following best completes the table?

• Prohibited laws that segregated based on race

• Guaranteed African American men the right to vote

• Accepted former Confederate states back into the Union

• Created congressional seats for African American representatives

Because of the Twenty-sixth Amendment, American citizens are eligible to vote at what age?

• 16

• 18

• 21

• 25