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Peer reviewedYang, Elizabeth M. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1996
Explores the constitutional amendments and federal laws that extended the right to vote to most citizens. Discusses the historical circumstances and social issues that surrounded passage of the 15th Amendment (elimination of racial barriers), 19th Amendment (women's right to vote), and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Civics, Constitutional History
