Voter Rights
Grade Level:
Grades 6-12
Language:
English
Format:
Presentation
Source:
INTRODUCTION
Judges in the Classroom
Focused on the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, this lesson examines how voting rights expanded following the ratification of the Constitution. Led by a visiting judge, students learn about the Reconstruction Amendments as well as more modern efforts to extend voting rights to all Americans.
OBJECTIVES
Students will:
- Learn the views about Elections when our Founding Fathers framed the U.S. Constitution.
- Learn tactics used to prevent Blacks, women, immigrants, and Native Americans from voting.
- Learn how, in modern times, the power of the Executive Order may or may not expand access
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
Focused on the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, this lesson examines how voting rights expanded following the ratification of the Constitution. Led by a visiting judge, students learn about the Reconstruction Amendments as well as more modern efforts to extend voting rights to all Americans.