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Amendments That Widened the Vote is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on which amendments extended the right to vote, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.12.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Amendments That Widened the Vote

D2.Civ.12.3-5

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Read the amendment and answer the questions, then match each change to what it did.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

The Nineteenth Amendment

The first paragraph of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1920 after more than seventy years of campaigning by women. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

  1. 1. Why did this need to be an amendment rather than a law in one State?
  2. 2. On account of what may the right to vote not be denied?
  3. 3. In what year was it ratified?
2.Match each amendment or law to what it did.
  • 24th Amendment (1964)
  • Indian Citizenship Act (1924)
  • 17th Amendment (1913)
  • 26th Amendment (1971)
  • A.No poll tax to vote in federal elections
  • B.A law making Native Americans born in the US citizens
  • C.Voters elect their US senators directly
  • D.Citizens aged 18 and older can vote

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Answer key — Amendments That Widened the Vote

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  1. 1.1. An amendment covers the United States and every State at once. 2. On account of sex. 3. In 1920.
  2. 2.1. 24th Amendment (1964) — A (No poll tax to vote in federal elections) 2. Indian Citizenship Act (1924) — B (A law making Native Americans born in the US citizens) 3. 17th Amendment (1913) — C (Voters elect their US senators directly) 4. 26th Amendment (1971) — D (Citizens aged 18 and older can vote)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.