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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. What does the amendment itself not tell you?
  2. 2. In what year was it ratified?
  3. 3. Why did this need to be an amendment rather than a law in one State?
2.Match each amendment or law to what it did.
  • 17th Amendment (1913)
  • 19th Amendment (1920)
  • 23rd Amendment (1961)
  • 15th Amendment (1870)
  • A.Voters elect their US senators directly
  • B.Women gained the right to vote nationwide
  • C.Residents of Washington, D.C., vote for president
  • D.Race or color cannot be used to deny a citizen the vote

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Answer key — Amendments That Widened the Vote

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It does not tell you how the women campaigned or which leaders led them. 2. In 1920. 3. An amendment covers the United States and every State at once.
  2. 2.1. 17th Amendment (1913) — A (Voters elect their US senators directly) 2. 19th Amendment (1920) — B (Women gained the right to vote nationwide) 3. 23rd Amendment (1961) — C (Residents of Washington, D.C., vote for president) 4. 15th Amendment (1870) — D (Race or color cannot be used to deny a citizen the vote)

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