Civic Literacy · Sequence challenge
Amendments through time
Put eight constitutional changes in ratification order and discuss what changed after the text did.
The historical research archiveAmendments through time
Sequence challenge
Put the story in order.
Arrange these selected amendments from earliest to latest ratification.
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- 1
An amendment prohibits denying voting rights on account of sex.
- 2
An amendment prohibits poll taxes in specified federal elections.
- 3
An amendment defines citizenship and expressly requires states to provide due process and equal protection.
- 4
An amendment establishes direct election of U.S. senators.
- 5
An amendment protects citizens age 18 or older from denial of the vote because of age.
- 6
An amendment prohibits denying voting rights because of race, color, or previous servitude.
- 7
A set of amendments protects speech, petition, criminal-trial rights, and other liberties.
- 8
An amendment prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, with a stated exception for punishment following conviction.
Course connections
Reviewed NC references: CL.H.1.3
Voluntary national references: D2.His.2.9-12
Compare the activity’s scope with your own course requirements. These connections identify practice opportunities; they do not establish full standards mastery or a match for every state.