Voting Rights

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

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

All land ownership requirements ended in 1880!

Rhode Island was the first state to give women the vote.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Wyoming gave women the right to vote in 1869.

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

• Literacy Test

• Poll Tax

Answer explanation

Poll taxes were used to keep poor Americans from voting.

Are Native Americans U.S. Citizens?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

The Indian Citizenship Act was passed in 1924

The Voting Act reinforced the 15th Amendment.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

After the 15th Amendment, many states and counties still prevented African Americans from voting. The Voting Rights Act was written to remove these barriers.

Which war led to the passage of the 26th Amendment?

• World War 2

• The Civil War

• The Vietnam War

Answer explanation

Many of the soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War were too young to vote. The 26th Amendment moved the voting age from 21 to 28.

Are residents of Washington D.C. banned from voting for president?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

The 23rd Amendment was passed in 1961. Now people in D.C. can vote!

Susan B. Anthony worked to give Native Americans the right to vote.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Susan B. Anthony fought for the rights of women to vote!

Our earliest ideas about voting came from which country?

• England

• France

Answer explanation

When the colonists came to America from England, they brought all of the ideas and customs along with them.