Lesson Plan - "One Kid, One Vote" Worksheet

One Kid, One Vote

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension & Interpretation

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After carefully reading over the article, review the following questions and answer in the space provided.

1. Is Washington, DC, a state?
   
   
   

2. Do people in the District pay federal taxes?
   
   
   

3. Do DC residents have Representatives in Congress to vote for them?
   
   
   

4. What does "Taxation Without Representation" mean?
   
   
   

5. Do people who live in Washington, DC, have the same rights as people who live in Virginia? How are they the same? How are they different?
   
   
   

6. What is the Sewall-Belmont House?
   
   
   

7. What amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote? What year was it passed?
   
   
   

8. Who are the Young Suffragists? What do they want to achieve?
   
   
   

9. Who is Eleanor Holmes Norton?
   
   
   

10. What can Eleanor Holmes Norton do in Congress? What is she not allowed to do?
    
    
    

11. Reading response: What is your opinion about the issue? Explain in detail.
    
    
    

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