Students complete nine fill-in-the-blank problems about the 13th, 19th, and 26th Amendments. The matching activity pairs the 13th, 14th, 19th, and 26th Amendments with their purposes — abolition, citizenship, women's vote, and voting age.
Matching key amendments to their historical purposes shows how the Constitution evolved to expand rights over time — connecting the amendment process to the major civil rights and citizenship milestones in American history.
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US Constitution
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States in 1865.
2. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
3. The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to eighteen in 1971.
4. To propose an amendment, two-thirds of both houses of Congress must agree.
5. To ratify an amendment, three-fourths of the states must approve it.
6. The 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens.
7. The 15th Amendment says voting rights cannot be denied based on race.
8. There are currently twenty-seven amendments to the US Constitution.
9. The process of formally approving an amendment is called ratification.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
13th Amendment
→ Abolished slavery across the nation
Gave women the right to vote
14th Amendment
→ Granted citizenship and equal protection
Abolished slavery across the nation
19th Amendment
→ Gave women the right to vote
Lowered the voting age to eighteen
26th Amendment
→ Lowered the voting age to eighteen
Granted citizenship and equal protection
US Constitution
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States in 1865.
2) The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
3) The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to eighteen in 1971.
4) To propose an amendment, two-thirds of both houses of Congress must agree.
5) To ratify an amendment, three-fourths of the states must approve it.
6) The 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens.
7) The 15th Amendment says voting rights cannot be denied based on race.
8) There are currently twenty-seven amendments to the US Constitution.
9) The process of formally approving an amendment is called ratification.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
13th Amendment
→ Abolished slavery across the nation
Gave women the right to vote
14th Amendment
→ Granted citizenship and equal protection
Abolished slavery across the nation
19th Amendment
→ Gave women the right to vote
Lowered the voting age to eighteen
26th Amendment
→ Lowered the voting age to eighteen
Granted citizenship and equal protection
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