All In: The Fight for Democracy

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What is a democracy?

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Rule by citizens who elect people to represent them

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According to the property requirement for voting, during the colonial period, who could vote?

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white, male, property owners over the age of 21

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If something is ratified, it is

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approved

Front

What did Andrew Jackson promote during the 1820s and 1830s?

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universal suffrage for white men

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What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

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26th Amendment

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Which Amendment states that a person's right to vote couldn't be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude?

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15th Amendment

Front

What is suffrage?

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the right to vote

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Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

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19th Amendment

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What reasons, in the late 1800s, kept African Americans from voting? Options: intimidation, poll taxes, literacy tests, all of the above

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all of the above

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What reason keeps people from voting today? Options: poll taxes, convicted felon, literacy tests, intimidation

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convicted felon