Voting Rights

What age can you vote?

• 15
• 18
• 19
• 20

The _____ amendment, ratified in 1870, made voting available to all men over the age of 21. It explicitly states that people cannot be barred from voting on account of their race. This reflects the post-Civil War sentiment and the fact that African-Americans were -- gradually -- becoming more integrated into American society.

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• Amendment is not listed

The _____ amendment, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote. Before this, women were prohibited from voting in federal elections but had been voting in state and local elections in some western states.

• 12th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 26th Amendment
• Amendment not listed

The _____ amendment, ratified in 1964, abolished poll taxes for federal elections. Before this, black people often were excluded from elections because they did not have the money for the poll tax, which disenfranchised them. This amendment eliminated what was essentially a means-based election system.

• 21st Amendment
• 22st Amendment
• 23rd Amendment
• 24th Amendment

"Old enough to fight-old enough to vote," was the Amendment signed in reaction to 18 year olds being drafted and having to fight in Vietnam.

• 20th Amendment
• 24th Amendment
• 26th Amendment
• 28th Amendment

Joel lives in Washington, D.C. and was told that he could not vote. Which amendment is this breaking ? 

• 19th 
• 24th
• 23rd
• 26th 

This amendment gave all male citizens the right to vote no matter their race. 

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th
• 19th

Voting age – 21 to 18 unfair to fight in war if you can’t vote (Vietnam War)

• 22nd
• 21st
• 25th
• 26th

Women’s Suffrage – women can influence government; Susan B. Anthony

• 19th
• 18th
• 22nd
• 26th

The 19th Amendment expanded voting rights to which group of people?

• Women
• 18 year olds
• All freed slaves
• All Americans