Voting Rights Act

Who started the the Voting Rights Act

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Martin Luther King

• Thurgood Marshall

Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 19th

Which amendment gave women the right to vote

• 15

• 19

• 26

• 24

Which amendment allowed 18 and above the right to vote

• 24

• 20

• 26

• 22

The Voting Rights Act was signed into law in what year?

• 1569
• 1659
• 1965
• 1492

You need to register in order to vote?

• True

• False

Do you have to own land to vote in the United States?

• No
• Yes

Forcing people to pay for the right to vote was called a _________?

• Literacy Test
• Poll Tax

when did African Americans have the right to vote

• 1965

• 1968

• 1958

• 1961

What was the impact of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution?

• It enforced segregation
• It abolished poll taxes
• It made slavery illegal
• It defined citizenship