Online Learning Opportunities

Voting Rights and Elections Virtual Tour

Wednesday, October 26 at 12 p.m. ET

Friday, October 28 at 1 p.m. ET

It’s election season! Election Day is a great time to explore the history of voting rights in America. Our free virtual tour of the Center’s Story of We the People exhibit will explore questions like: Does the Constitution protect the right to vote? What is the basic constitutional framework for elections in the United States? What role did the amendment process play in shaping voting rights? Explore the ins and outs of elections and voting with live classes and virtual exhibit tours. 

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Constitution 101 Curriculum Resources

Continue the voting rights conversation after the tour with educational resources from the Constitution 101 curriculum. This free, 15-week course provides students with a basic understanding of the Constitution’s text, history, structure, and caselaw. 

Use the materials from our Voting Rights in America module. Students can explore the sections of the Constitution that address voting, watch an educational video from National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen, and collaborate on Supreme Court decisions dealing with voting. 

For Educators

Constitutional Voting Rights: Teaching the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments

Thursday, October 27, 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET

Voting rights figure prominently in the U.S. Constitution and the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments, demonstrating how voting rights have continued to expand in the last 100 years. Join the Albert Shanker Institute, National Constitution Center, and Share My Lesson to learn how to incorporate these amendments as you teach to your state standards addressing the Constitution. This session is part of the series: A More United America: Teaching Democratic Principles and Protected Freedoms. 

Presented with Share My Lesson

Upcoming Conferences

The Center's education team is hitting the road to visit some upcoming social studies conferences. Use #NCCed to give us a shout out on social media if you will be there! 

New Jersey Council for the Social Studies (New Brunswick, NJ)

• October 25
• Session on Civil Dialogue
• Booth in Exhibit Hall

Association for Middle Level Education (Kissimmee, FL)

• November 3–5
• Fostering Community, Understanding, and Growth Through Civil Dialogue
• Friday, November 4, 10 – 11 a.m.  
• National Constitution Center Resource Overview  
• Friday, November 4, 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. 
• Booth 219

This Week in Constitutional History

October 20, 1803: The Louisiana Purchase

A treaty with France was signed on this day in 1803, that doubled the size of the United States. Learn about the treaty and the Article II powers that President Jefferson used to sign it in this Constitution Daily post. 

October 24, 1861: West Virginia Begins the Statehood Process

Almost 40 counties from Virginia started the process to become a new state, on this day in 1861. The controversial process that resulted in the statehood of West Virginia has been debated since it was formally recognized by the federal government in 1863. Read about the statehood process, and the lasting constitutional questions about the unique process that West Virginia used here. 

We the People Podcast

Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan. The Court will determine whether Alabama’s 2021 redistricting plan for its seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits racially discriminatory voting practices and procedures. Joining host Jeffrey Rosen to discuss whether Section 2 and the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution require or forbids congressional districting plans to account for race are Rick Hasen of UCLA and Jason Torchinsky of Holtzman Vogel.

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