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Amendment Review

Answer the following question.

  1. Article V of the Constitution explains the _______blank process which allows changes, modifications, or corrections to be made to our Constitution
    1. ratification
    2. amendment
    3. editing
    4. revision

    Answer: b. amendment

Match the amendments.

Descriptions:

  1. Amendment that gave women the right to vote by providing that the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied on account of sex
  2. Amendment that provided that the right to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous servitude
  3. Amendment that extended citizenship to African Americans and prohibited states from denying the rights and privileges of citizenship to any person born or naturalized in the United States
  4. Amendment that freed all slaves by outlawing slavery or involuntary servitude

Amendments:

  • Thirteenth Amendment
  • Fourteenth Amendment
  • Fifteenth Amendment
  • Nineteenth Amendment

Answers:

  1. Amendment that gave women the right to vote by providing that the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied on account of sex

    Answer: Nineteenth Amendment

  2. Amendment that provided that the right to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous servitude

    Answer: Fifteenth Amendment

  3. Amendment that extended citizenship to African Americans and prohibited states from denying the rights and privileges of citizenship to any person born or naturalized in the United States

    Answer: Fourteenth Amendment

  4. Amendment that freed all slaves by outlawing slavery or involuntary servitude

    Answer: Thirteenth Amendment

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