Voting Rights Amendments One-Pager for Civics & American History

This Voting Rights Amendments Creative One-Pager challenges students to define and illustrate the five Voting Rights Amendments to the United States Constitution: the 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments! Students can show off their comprehension and their creativity in this easy-to-use one-pager, perfect for middle school students studying the United States Constitution and the Voting Rights Amendments in American Government, Civics, or American History class! 

Compatible with the Florida State Standard for Middle School Civics:

• SS.7.CG.2.3 Identify and apply the rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the U.S. Constitution. 

This Voting Rights Amendments Creative One-Pager Resource includes: 

✯ The Voting Rights Amendments One-Pager Instructions and Rubric. The expectations of the assignment are explained to students, and a rubric is included for easy grading!

✯ The Voting Rights Amendments One-Pager Blank Template. Designed to look like a voting rights protest, students use this blank template to illustrate and summarize each of the Voting Rights Amendments, showing off their comprehension!

The Amendments to the U.S. Constitution included are:

• The 14th Amendment (all citizens have equal protection under the law)
• The 15th Amendment (all citizens can vote regardless of race)
• The 19th Amendment (all citizens can vote regardless of gender)
• The 24th Amendment (eliminating poll taxes)
• The 26th Amendment (lowering the voting age to 18)

Students write a 1-2 sentence description of each Amendment and include an illustration that represents the main idea. This is a great opportunity for students to get creative and make something hands-on, and it lets you check whether they’ve absorbed the main ideas behind these Constitutional Amendments. 

Use as homework, a cumulative review, or quick and easy sub plans. These One-Pagers can take as little as one class period to complete. Students can illustrate the One-Pagers by hand, or print and paste images from the internet. The finished One-Pagers make for a great bulletin board of student work, too! 

✯ A Sample is included to inspire your students’ creativity! 

This resource is presented as a non-editable, printable PDF.

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