CIV.20
The Battle for Civil Rights Expansion
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LENGTH
25 Minutes
GRADES
5
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8
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Description
Civil rights have long been contested. Learn more about its history and how various leaders fought for it.
Vocabulary Words
Emancipation
Amendment
Ratified
Equal Protection
Racial
Sovereignty
Electoral
Legitimize Discriminatory
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Civil Rights Expansion. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Civil rights struggles show that constitutional ideals are not always fully realized in practice.
Expanding civil rights has often required both legal change and shifts in public opinion.
The meaning of equality under the Constitution has developed over time through conflict, advocacy, and interpretation.
The women's suffrage movement and the Nineteenth Amendment expanded voting rights and political participation to women after decades of organized civic action.
Different groups have sought expanded civil rights at different times, including African Americans, women, immigrants, people with disabilities, and other marginalized groups.
Civil rights expansion has often been contested by people, laws, and institutions that resisted social and political change.
Social movements and civic activism have played a major role in pushing government institutions to recognize and protect civil rights.
Congress has used legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to expand civil rights protections.
Brown v. Board of Education rejected racial segregation in public schools and became a landmark turning point in civil rights history.
Supreme Court decisions have sometimes restricted civil rights and at other times expanded them.
The Equal Protection Clause became a central constitutional basis for later civil rights claims.
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments expanded freedom, citizenship, equal protection, and voting rights after the Civil War.
Civil rights expansion in the United States has often required constitutional amendments, legislation, court decisions, and civic action.
Civil rights are protections against unequal treatment under the law on the basis of characteristics such as race, religion, sex, or national origin.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
How have laws changed over the years regarding Civil Rights?
After the Game
Which law passed to protect civil rights is your favorite? Why?
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