No Conscription Without Representation: Voting Rights and the Constitution (Grades 9β12)
ΝώΔαΛΉΘΛΣιΐΦ³‘ Museum
Online
Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, legislation, and a Supreme Court case, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States with particular focus on the effort to lower the voting age to 18 in this 30-minute program. Additional primary source documents from the ΝώΔαΛΉΘΛΣιΐΦ³‘, including photographs, video recordings and political cartoons, will enhance student understanding of the ways in which contemporary events and public civic engagement influence their lives today.
This program is a part of Civics for All of US, the national civic education initiative from the ΝώΔαΛΉΘΛΣιΐΦ³‘. Our interactive distance learning programs draw upon the vast holdings of the ΝώΔαΛΉΘΛΣιΐΦ³‘ to promote the knowledge, skills, and dispositions students need for civic engagement in the 21st century. Each program is led by one of our educators located at ΝώΔαΛΉΘΛΣιΐΦ³‘ sites, the Center for Legislative Archives, and Presidential Libraries across the country. Check for more information, including how to request a program for groups of 10 or more students.
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