Question

PLSS HELPP 100 POINTS

Step 1:
Describe how amendments have affected Americans' participation in government.



Give specific examples from the lesson, including amendment names or numbers.





Step 2:

Brainstorm an idea for a new amendment to the Constitution. Answer the following questions about your new amendment idea.

What will this amendment do?



Whom will it benefit and how?



Step 3:

Identify the process that your amendment will have to follow to become part of the Constitution. Some information appears for you.


Amendment Process: Two Main Steps
1: ____________________ 2: Ratification
Method 1
Method 2 Two-thirds of state legislatures request a national convention
Step 4:

In your own words, answer the following questions about the amendment process.

Why did the Founding Fathers create an amendment process for the Constitution?



Why did they make the amendment process difficult to achieve?

Answer 1

Amendment Chart
13th
Ended slavery in the United States
14th
Extended protection under the law to all U.S. citizens
15th
Extended the right to vote to African-American males
19th
Extended the right to vote to women
24th
Prohibits federal and state governments from charging citizens a tax in order to vote
26th
Extended the right to vote to citizens who have reached their 18th birthday