Expanding Access to the Ballot

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What is considered a major responsibility of American citizenship?

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Voting

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Who were most voters in the early years of the United States?

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White, adult males who were property owners

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Which amendment states that the government cannot deny suffrage based on race, ethnicity, or previous condition of servitude?

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Amendment XV

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In what year were suffrage rights extended to women?

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1920

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Which act recognizes Native American citizenship and by extension, voting rights? Options: Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Indian Citizenship Act, Native American Rights Act

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Indian Citizenship Act

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Which amendment prohibited the use of poll taxes in all elections?

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Amendment XXIV

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What was the primary reason for lowering the voting age to eighteen?

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Allow those of 'draftable' age to vote

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Which act mandated easy access for those with disabilities and the elderly individuals to polling places?

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Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

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What did the Voter Registration Act of 1993 require states to offer?

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Simplified voter registration processes

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What is no longer a consideration for voting rights in the United States today? Age, Citizenship status, Property ownership

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Property ownership