Voting Amendments

To what age did the 26th Amendment lower the voting age?

• 16

• 18

• 21

• 25

How did the 24th Amendment allow more Americans to vote?

• It changed voting laws, which meant that non-U.S. citizens were able to vote.

• It outlawed poll taxes, which many states used to prevent poor Americans from voting.

• It allowed women the right to vote.

• It required literacy tests, which meant that Americans became better educated about voting.

4. According to the 15th Amendment, on what basis could citizens no longer be denied the right to vote?

• basis of employment

• basis of gender

• basis of race or color

• basis of religion

Which amendment or law made ALL voter discrimination illegal?

• 13^th Amendment

• 15^th Amendment

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

• 24^th Amendment

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

Which amendment states that residents

of Washington, D.C., could vote in presidential elections?

• 19th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

How did the 15th and 19th amendment help our democracy?

• Made sure that citizens could be included in presidential elections even though they live in a district rather than a

  state.

• Since all genders,nationalities, and races can vote, people from all backgrounds can express their ideas about government.

• Prevented people without much money from voting.

• Made sure that if an American is old enough to go to college, enter the work force full-time, register for Selective Service, or fight a war, that person has a voice in the way the country is run.

Voting Rights Act of 1965...

• Banned voting discrimination

• Enforced voting right of the 14th and 15th amendments

• Outlawed literacy test

• All of the above

What was the final reason in lowering the voting age to 18?

• A person becomes a full legal adult at the age of 16.

• If a person can responsibly drive a car, then a person can vote responsibly.

• Voting should be legal at age 18 if a person can be drafted into the military at age 18.

• Only if a person has graduated high school can they vote at the age of 18.

Because of this amendment, the government could not make paying a poll tax a condition for voting in federal elections.

• 15th

• 23rd

• 24th

• 26th

• 19th