Question

three - fourths of state legislatures must approve the amendment
or three - fourths of special state conventions must approve
voting rights amendments several amendments have expanded voting rights:
15th amendment: cannot deny vote based on race
19th amendment: cannot deny vote based on sex
24th amendment: cannot require poll taxes
26th amendment: lowered voting age to 18
guided practice: fill in the blanks
the framers included a formal amendment process because they wanted the constitution
to be adjusted as times ______, but not changed for trivial, ______
reasons.
to propose a constitutional amendment, ________ of each chamber of congress
must vote for it.
the constitutional amendment process requires ________ of state legislatures to
ratify an amendment.
the statement \the right to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude\ comes from the ________ amendment.
citizens cannot be denied the right to vote for ________ taxes according to the
24th amendment.
section 11: political parties & participation

Explanation:

1. The Framers wanted the Constitution to adapt as times change, so the first blank is "change" (or "changed" for tense consistency, but contextually "change" as a verb or "changed" as past; more accurately, "change" to match "adjusted" in parallel structure? Wait, the sentence is "to be adjusted as times ______" — the structure is "as times [verb]" so "change" (present tense, general) or "changed" (past, but the Constitution is ongoing). The intended answer is likely "change" or "changed", but more precisely, "change" (since the process is for future adjustments as times change). The second blank: "frivolous" (since "trivial" is a clue, and "frivolous" means not serious, matching the context of not changing for trivial/frivolous reasons).
2. To propose a constitutional amendment, two - thirds of each chamber of Congress must vote for it (this is a key fact about the amendment process: a two - thirds majority in both the House and the Senate is required for proposal).
3. The constitutional amendment process requires three - fourths of state legislatures to ratify an amendment (as stated at the top of the text: "Three - fourths of state legislatures must approve the amendment OR three - fourths of special state conventions must approve").
4. The statement "The right to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude" comes from the 15th Amendment (as listed in the text: "15th Amendment: Cannot deny vote based on race" which aligns with this statement).
5. Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote for poll taxes according to the 24th Amendment (as listed: "24th Amendment: Cannot require poll taxes" — so the right to vote cannot be denied for not paying poll taxes, so the blank is "poll".

Answer:

1. The Framers included a formal amendment process because they wanted the Constitution to be adjusted as times \boxed{change}, but not changed for trivial, \boxed{frivolous} reasons.
2. To propose a constitutional amendment, \boxed{two - thirds} of each chamber of Congress must vote for it.
3. The constitutional amendment process requires \boxed{three - fourths} of state legislatures to ratify an amendment.
4. The statement "The right to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude" comes from the \boxed{15th} Amendment.
5. Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote for \boxed{poll} taxes according to the 24th Amendment.