Voting Rights

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Who held the power to decide who could vote when the Constitution was first written? Options: President, State Officials, Supreme Court, Congress

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State Officials

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In the country's first election, most voters were:
Options: White men with property, US citizens over 18, Adults over 21, White men over 21

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White men with property

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Which of the following gave Black men the legal right to vote?

• The 14th Amendment
• The Reconstruction Amendments
• The Voting Rights Act of 1965
• The Bill of Rights

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The Reconstruction Amendments

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In which of these periods were the most Black Americans elected to office?

• During the American Revolution
• Right before the Civil War
• Following the Civil War
• During the Jim Crow Era

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Following the Civil War

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Literacy tests were designed to:

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Prevent most voters from passing

Front

Voter suppression in the South led to:
- All-white state governments
- Racist policies like segregation
- Second-class citizenship for Black Americans
- All of the above

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All of the above

Front

What do Fannie Lou Hamer and John Lewis have in common?

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All of the above

Front

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to a population of voters that was more:
- Diverse
- Conservative
- Unified
- Middle Class

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Diverse

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Which of the following is an example of voter suppression? Options: Making Election Day a national holiday, Allowing people to vote early, Requiring a voter’s signature, Reducing the number of polling locations

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Reducing the number of polling locations

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What happens when voter turnout increases?

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More citizens’ voices are heard