Lesson Plans for America's 250th
Designed by teachers to help students navigate our nation’s history and constitutional principles using trusted, nonpartisan resources.
Expanding the Vote
Resources provided by
Bill of Rights Institute, C-SPAN Classroom, Gilder Lehrman Institute, National Archives and Records Administration, National Constitution Center, Street Law
Students will explore the tension throughout United States history in expanding the elective franchise. This tension draws into question some of the Declaration of Independence’s founding principles: popular sovereignty, republicanism, and equality.