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The Constitution: Taxes, Voting Rights, and Prohibition
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About This Video
The Constitution has been amended 27 times. The most famous amendments are the first ten: the Bill of Rights. But what do you know about the others? John Yoo, Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, breaks them down.
Watch more from PragerU’s Understanding the Constitution: A 10-Part Series.
Standards Met in Ohio
- 9-12.AG.11Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thConstitutional amendments have altered provisions for the structure and functions of the federal government.
- 9-12.AG.7Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thConstitutional government in the United States has changed over time as a result of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, legislation and informal practices.
- AMG.9-12.11Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thConstitutional amendments have altered provisions for the structure and functions of the federal government.
- AMG.9-12.11.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain how constitutional amendments have altered the structure and function of the federal government.
- AMG.9-12.11.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a constitutional amendment that has altered the structure and function of the government.
- AMG.9-12.11.lp.dGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify historical amendments to structures and functions of federal government (12th Amendment - separate ballot for president and vice president, 23rd - DC. electoral votes, 22nd - presidential term limit, 25th - presidential successions).
- AMG.9-12.7Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thConstitutional government in the United States has changed over time as a result of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, legislation, and informal practices.
- AMH.9-12.26.lp.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUnderstand that the U.S. Constitution protects the rights of all citizens, but some citizens were denied their rights in practice (e.g., poll taxes, literacy tests, limited voting participation).