Amendments (Bill or Rights/Voting)

When the Civil War was over, the United states ratified the 15th amendment which promised that a person's right to vote could not _____

• be denied based on whether you were male or female

• be denied based on race, color or previous condition as a slave

• be denied even if a person was not a citizen

The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920

• 1st

• 14th

• 19th

The basic rights of American citizenship are listed in the Constitution’s first 10 amendments called the ___________________________

• U.S. Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Bill of Monarchs

The ______amendment was passed in the year 1971 and set the national voting age to be 18

• 26th

• 14th

• 1st

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

How did the 24th Amendment expand voting rights to Americans?

• States could charge poll taxes in elections
• Literacy tests were required so minorities learned to read
• It made poll taxes illegal
• It did nothing to expand voting rights

How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?

• It made slavery illegal
• Women could now vote in all elections
• It made poll taxes illegal
• It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights

Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?

• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.
• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.
• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.
• No one can be denied the right to vote. 

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

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

What age did the 26th amendment lower the voting age to? 

• 21
• 18
• 16
• 25