VOTING RIGHTS RESEARCH PAPER
REVISED VOTING RIGHTS RESEARCH PAPER 1. Define/Answer/Discuss
2. The original U.S. Constitution did not set any conditions on who could vote. Voting rules were reserved to the states to determine.
3. Reading and Questions
Modern Day Voting Debates - The Voter ID
Assignment: Watch First 20 minutes of 36 minute video overview of voting rights
4. Review Timeline
UPFRONT Article: A Challenge to the Voting Rights Act
5. Shelby v. Holder Close Read
6. Research
8. Paper Graphic Organizer |
TIMELINES
36 minute video overview of voting rights Voting Rights readings for African American, American Indians, Hispanic and Asian Women's Rights and Suffrage 1848-1920 19th Amendment’s Impact on Reproductive Health and Rights Women's Inequality: 90 years after the 19th Amendment, equality remains elusive Five reasons voter identification bills disproportionately impact women Women's Suffrage Timeline to 1923 Timeline of Women's Rights 1777-1984 League of Women Voters: Forum Entitled "Excluded from Democracy: The Impact of Recent State Voting Changes" Native Americans Overview of Native American Status Timeline of Native American Voting Rights Voter ID Laws and the Native Vote Native American Organizations Fight Voter ID Laws General: ProPublica: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Voter ID Laws Everything That’s Happened Since Supreme Court Ruled on Voting Rights Act Expert Response to Shelby v. Holder Voting Rights Act 101: Shelby County v. Holder and Section 5 |
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