Unit 2 - 2.4 2.5 Vocabulary Flashcards

Front

What is the purpose of absentee voting?

Back

To allow citizens to vote from abroad

Front

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution is associated with civil rights?

Back

Fifteenth Amendment

Front

What was the main goal of the Dawes Act?

Back

To assimilate Native Americans

Front

Disenfranchisement

Back

Removing voting rights

Front

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Back

An executive order to free slaves

Front

Who delivered the Gettysburg Address?

Back

Abraham Lincoln

Front

What was the purpose of the Grandfather Clause?

Back

To restrict voting rights of African Americans

Front

What is the primary function of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)?

Back

To collect taxes

Front

What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?

Back

Enforce racial segregation

Front

What was the poll tax used for?

Back

To restrict voting rights