Please follow the link to the 27 Amendments to our constitution, which will help you answer your Opening Activity Questions!

https://quizlet.com/1021903/the-27-amendments-flash-cards/

14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. In addition, it forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” By directly mentioning the role of the states, the 14th Amendment greatly expanded the protection of civil rights to all Americans and is cited in more litigation than any other amendment.

In-Depth Task

You will be watching a series of videos and answering the questions related to the videos on this page.  Please answer the questions in full sentences, with as much explanation as you can. All are posted to Timberlineapgov.blogspot.com.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4FPuLNjvAc

1. Explain how the voting machine in the video can be used to commit voter fraud._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4aKOhbbK9E

1.  Who is testifying in this video? __________________________________________________________________________________________

2.  What is this man testifying about?  What is his evidence?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX6E2Ucv7S8

1. How did this woman commit voter fraud? (2 ways)

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2. Did she know she had committed voter fraud? Explain.

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3.  Were all of her votes legal?  Why or why not?

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4.  Should this woman be punished?  Why or why not?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKR0ElU8rl0

1.  Representative John Lewis says that Voter ID laws are like poll taxes.  What is a poll tax? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is his explanation as to how Voter ID laws are like poll taxes? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNpGtrisCPY

1.  Why do they suggest that Voter ID laws fail to prevent voter fraud?

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2.  Which groups of people do not get to vote because they don’t have the required identification?  You should list the groups and percentages. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKhfuLjhADE

1.  Sarah Childress gives three reasons that Voter ID laws are so controversial.  What are the reasons and explain each one. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuiS6Cqe2JU

1. What percentage and number of people do not have identification in America? __________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What are the 4 categories that the majority of the people without identification fall under?

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3.  List the several reasons that these people can’t get IDs in order to vote?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBDo0NOuSxo

1.  What exactly ARE voter ID laws? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.  Are they the same or different in each state? _________________________________________

3. Which states have the easiest voter ID laws? What are the requirements?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.  Which state has the most “draconian” voter ID laws?  What are the requirements? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwlXS-RP3HY

1.  Who is Stacey Plaskett and what is the main topic she is addressing? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.  What is the problem as she sees it? Explain in detail. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CesHr99ezWE

1.  What is John Oliver’s main topic of conversation? _________________________________________________________________________________________

2.  Whose voting rights are restricted?   Does John Oliver agree or disagree with this? _________________________________________________________________________________________

3.  What is document he uses to explain why these people’s voting rights are restricted?  What is the year of this document and decision? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.  Explain the voting rights of people in Puerto Rico. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Explain the voting rights of the people in Guam. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Explain the voting rights of the people in American Samoa. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________