Voting Rights in America

Join Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, to examine the history of voting rights in America. Where in the Constitution are we given the right to vote? How was this right added through the amendment process and what actions have been taken to ensure voter equity?

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Is there a single amendment or policy that gives U.S. citizens the right to vote?

Dive into the first half of our Voting Rights in America Scholar Exchange! (stop video at 28:05)

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Who gains suffrage under the 19th Amendment?

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Which change did NOT make the Constitution "more embracive"? In other words, which of the following amendments did not expand the number of U.S. citizens who have suffrage?

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How did Article I and Article II provisions of the Constitution address and democratize voting?

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Which policy did NOT help to finally end the voter disenfranchisement "gaps" in the 15th Amendment?

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Which words do NOT describe the right to vote according to the Minor v. Happersett (1875) Supreme Court ruling?

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Which of the following did NOT happen to the 14th Amendment in the 1960s?

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1. What does the 15th Amendment say?
2. Why did the 15th Amendment have a "gap" that made its protection of voting rights weak?
3. What types of voter disenfranchisement did it allow?

Tackle the second half of our Voting Rights in America Scholar Exchange! (start at 27:56)

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Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 qualifications of a "political question"?

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Discuss how property ownership has influenced voting rights in the United States. What role did the presidency of Andrew Jackson play in this?

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Which one of the following redistricting outcomes did North Carolina fail to provide, leading to the Shaw v. Reno case?

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Which of the following statements about the landmark case Shelby County v. Holder (2013) is TRUE?

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Which of the following definitions is false?

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Select all of the Supreme Court cases that are correctly paired with their topics.

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Is there a single amendment or policy that gives U.S. citizens the right to vote?

Who gains suffrage under the 19th Amendment?

Which change did NOT make the Constitution "more embracive"? In other words, which of the following amendments did not expand the number of U.S. citizens who have suffrage?

How did Article I and Article II provisions of the Constitution address and democratize voting?

Which policy did NOT help to finally end the voter disenfranchisement "gaps" in the 15th Amendment?

Which words do NOT describe the right to vote according to the Minor v. Happersett (1875) Supreme Court ruling?

Which of the following did NOT happen to the 14th Amendment in the 1960s?

1. What does the 15th Amendment say?2. Why did the 15th Amendment have a "gap" that made its protection of voting rights weak? 3. What types of voter disenfranchisement did it allow?

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 qualifications of a "political question"?

Discuss how property ownership has influenced voting rights in the United States. What role did the presidency of Andrew Jackson play in this?

Which one of the following redistricting outcomes did North Carolina fail to provide, leading to the Shaw v. Reno case?

Which of the following statements about the landmark case Shelby County v. Holder (2013) is TRUE?

Which of the following definitions is false?

Select all of the Supreme Court cases that are correctly paired with their topics.

Let's try this again: Is there a single amendment or policy that gives U.S. citizens the right to vote?

1. What does the 15th Amendment say?
2. Why did the 15th Amendment have a "gap" that made its protection of voting rights weak?
3. What types of voter disenfranchisement did it allow?