7.2.7 Voting Rights Review

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• admit Native Americans born in the United States to full U.S. citizenship

• give full voting rights to women in all states

• outlaw most other barriers to voting, such as literacy tests

• outlaw poll taxes

What was the purpose of the 15th amendment?

• Admit Native Americans born in the United States to full U.S. citizenship

• Guarantee the right to vote regardless of race

• Lower the voting age to 18

• Outlaw poll taxes

What was the purpose of the 24th amendment?

• Admit Native Americans born in the United States to full U.S. citizenship

• Guarantee the right to vote regardless of race

• Lower the voting age to 18

• Outlaw poll taxes

What was the purpose of the 19th amendment?

• Admit Native Americans born in the United States to full U.S. citizenship

• Guarantee the right to vote regardless of race

• Guarantee the right to vote to women

• Lower the voting age to 18

What was the purpose of the Snyder Act of 1924?

• Admit Native Americans born in the United States to full U.S. citizenship

• gave full voting rights to women in all states

• Lower the voting age to 18

• outlaw poll taxes

What was the purpose of the 26th amendment?

• Admit Native Americans born in the United States to full U.S. citizenship

• gave full voting rights to women in all states

• Lower the voting age to 18

• Outlaw the draft

Why did some of the Founders believe it was acceptable to limit suffrage?

Provide at least 1 reason

The Passage of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment was greatly influenced by

(Hint: it's an event)

Which of the following were real arguments against women's suffrage?

• If women could vote it would make society more peaceful

• Granting women suffrage would hurt families and damage women by exposing them to politics

• Women would only vote the same as their husbands or fathers

• Women were incapable of making political decisions

What obstacles to enfranchisement did Native Americans face?

• Fraud and intimidation at polls

• Lack of reading and writing skills

• Literacy tests and poll taxes

• They were not considered citizens

• They were only allowed to vote if they belonged to tribes/nations recognized by the government