Voting Rights

When the United States was founded in 1776, what THREE details did a person need to have to vote? They had to be...

• male

• white

• a landowner

• 35 years old or older

• a member of the government

Match the following groups with the year they gained the right to vote:

• American Indians

• 1920

• Residents of Washington D.C.

• 1971

• 18-21 Year-olds

• 1870

• Women

• 1961

• ALL Adult Men

• 1962

When the Voting Rights Act passed, all American citizens had the right to vote protected regardless of race, gender, etc. What year was this law passed?

• 1965

• 1964

• 1870

• 1776

Which War influenced the passage of the 26th Amendment which dropped the voting age from 21 to 18?

• Civil War

• World War 1

• World War 2

• Vietnam War

Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?

• West Virginia

• Wyoming

• New York

• Pennsylvania

What is a test administered before voting to see if a person can read and write?

• literacy test

• poll tax

• suffrage

• grandfather clause

What is a special fee that a person had to pay in order to vote?

• literacy test

• poll tax

• suffrage

• grandfather clause

What is the right to vote called?

• literacy test

• poll tax

• suffrage

• grandfather clause

Which country did the Founding Fathers borrow the idea of voters needing to own property from?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Canada

True or false? You have to own land to vote in the United States today.

• True

• False