Voting Rights Amendments

Which of the following is the day that voting always occurs?

• The Tuesday after the first Monday of November

• November 6

• The first Tuesday of fall

• The first week in November

Which of the following could be used to describe voting (check all that apply)

• a right

• a responsibilty

• a priviledge

• a duty

Which of the following is NOT a voting rights amendment?

• 15

• 17

• 19

• 23

In what year did the 15th amendment pass and allow all men to vote regardless of race?

• 1865

• 1870

• 1920

• 1961

Even though all men were allowed to vote in the late 1800's what did communities put in place to keep people from voting? (check all that apply)

• literacy tests

• poll taxes

• grandfather clause

• shoe size chart

The reason that only landowners were allowed to vote in our early history was because

• they were seen as the most responsible

• they were the only one that the laws would effect

• all men owned property so it made sense

• landowners were the only ones who paid taxes

When people go to vote, the two main parties in the United States are the

• Democrats

• Democratic-Republicans

• Green

• Republicans

Which was the last group of non-voters to gain the right to vote under the Constitution?

• Native Americans

• 18 year olds

• African Americans

• DC residents

What major US history event led to the passage of the 14th amendment?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Popular Vote

• The Emancipation Proclamation

What major event took place that led to the passage of the 26th amendment?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Vietnam War

• The Women's Rights movement

• DC residents calling for equality in voting