U.S. Voting Rights History Flashcard

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What did the 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, guarantee?

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The right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

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What were Jim Crow laws primarily designed to do?

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Enforce segregation and disenfranchise African Americans

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What was a common requirement that prevented many African Americans from voting before the Voting Rights Act of 1965? Options: Citizenship tests, Poll taxes, Property ownership, Military service

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Poll taxes

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What did literacy tests function as before the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

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A barrier to prevent many African Americans from voting

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What significant event occurred during Freedom Summer in 1964?

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The launch of a campaign to register African American voters in Mississippi

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What was the primary goal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

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To eliminate racial discrimination in voting

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What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Shelby County v. Holder in 2013?

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It invalidated a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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What did the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, achieve?

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It granted women the right to vote

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What change did the 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, make to voting rights in the United States?

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It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

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Why were poll taxes and literacy tests used by some states?

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To disenfranchise African American voters