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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 Fifteenth Amendment, Section 1

Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1870, after the Civil War. 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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

  1. 1. Which group of citizens could this amendment still leave out?
  2. 2. What does "previous condition of servitude" refer to?
  3. 3. Which governments does it say may not deny the vote?
2.Match each amendment or law to what it did.
  • 19th Amendment (1920)
  • Indian Citizenship Act (1924)
  • Voting Rights Act (1965)
  • 17th Amendment (1913)
  • A.Women gained the right to vote nationwide
  • B.A law, not an amendment, that stopped literacy tests in many states
  • C.Voters elect their US senators directly
  • D.A law making Native Americans born in the US citizens

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Answer key — Amendments That Widened the Vote

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  1. 1.1. Women, because it does not forbid denying the vote on account of sex. 2. Having been enslaved before; servitude means being held in slavery. 3. The United States or any State.
  2. 2.1. 19th Amendment (1920) — A (Women gained the right to vote nationwide) 2. Indian Citizenship Act (1924) — D (A law making Native Americans born in the US citizens) 3. Voting Rights Act (1965) — B (A law, not an amendment, that stopped literacy tests in many states) 4. 17th Amendment (1913) — C (Voters elect their US senators directly)

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