Voting Rights Quiz

What requirements did a citizen have to meet to vote at the beginning of U.S. History?

• Be a white male

• Be over the age of 21

• Be wealth/ own property

• All of these

What methods were used to expand voting rights over time?

• Passing laws

• Amending the Constitution

• Both passing laws and amending the Constitution

• Neither are correct responses

The women's suffrage movement first started when women got involved in what other movement?

• Anti-War Movement

• Civil Rights Movement

• Abolition (Anti-slavery) Movement

• LGBTQ+ Rights Movement

What amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

What amendment made poll taxes illegal?

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

What amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18?

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

Despite these amendments, African Americans still faced barriers to voting such as...

• Poll taxes

• Literacy tests

• Grandfather clause

• All are correct options

What law was passed that made states/local governments with a history of voter discrimination get approval before changing voting laws?

• We The People Act

• John Lewis Voting Act

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Indian Citizenship Act

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 DIDN'T increase the percentage of African Americans who were able to register to vote in many states.

• True

• False