Constitution EXPLAINED: Votes for Young People
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment protected the right to vote for citizens between the ages of 18 and 21.
Engage all your students, including Spanish speakers and multilingual learners, and deepen learning with the accompanying bilingual Teacher Guides. Each guide includes vocabulary words, guiding questions, instructional and video-viewing strategies, as well as lesson ideas in Spanish and English.
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Learning Objectives
- Explain the social dynamics that led to the passage and ratification of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment.
- Discuss why the right to vote is so important to Americans.
Overview
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment protected the right to vote for citizens between the ages of 18 and 21.
Engage all your students, including Spanish speakers and multilingual learners, and deepen learning with the accompanying bilingual Teacher Guides. Each guide includes vocabulary words, guiding questions, instructional and video-viewing strategies, as well as lesson ideas in Spanish and English.