Leveled Readings / 19th Amendment
19th Amendment
19th Amendment (1920)
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
Adapted · about grade 4
No government in the U.S. can stop a citizen from voting because she is a woman.
Adapted · about grade 7
Neither the United States nor any state may deny or limit a citizen's right to vote because of sex.
Adapted · about grade 10
The right of U.S. citizens to vote shall not be denied or restricted by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
Used in: How did women win the right to vote?