Exploring Individual Rights and Amendments
Learning Objective
I can explain how key amendments protect individual rights.
Lesson Flow
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More Rights for Citizens - Amendments 9-27 and What They Protect
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Guided Notes
Key concepts students will learn:
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The Ninth Amendment broadly protects rights not explicitly listed in the Constitution, ensuring citizens don't lose rights simply because they aren't mentioned elsewhere.
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Amendments 13, 14, and 15, ratified after the Civil War, abolished slavery, declared former slaves as citizens, and guaranteed voting rights regardless of race.
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The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition and once again allowing liquor production and sales in the U.S.
Practice
6 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
“Explain how the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments protect individual rights. Be specific about the rights each amendment guarantees.”
Teacher Guide
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