Gov. Ch. 6

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 even if a person was not a citizen

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

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

• 1st

• 19th

• 14th

Suffrage is a fancy word meaning _____

• the right to vote

• the process to amend the Constitution

• suffering

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

• 26th

• 1st

• 14th

Damian just turned 18 years old in May. He can’t wait to cast his vote for the first time in the election this year.

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

Who could vote in 1789?

• White, Male, property owners

• Male, Property Owners

• Property Owners

• Males over 30

• Male Property owners over 30

Today, you cannot vote in the USA if you are a

• African American

• felon

• born outside the USA

• live outside the USA

What type of test did the south often use to keep people from voting?

• math test

• blood test

• covid test

• literacy test

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

• Literacy Test
• Poll Tax

Sally lives in California can she vote in Virginia?

• Yes because she is a U.S. citizen.

• No because she has visited other countries.

• Yes because it if it is election day you can vote anywhere you want.

• No because she does not live in Virginia.