Voting Rights Amendments

Which document prompted the creation of the 15th amendment?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Constitution of the

  United States

• Bill of Rights

the 26th amendment changed the minimum age to vote to 18. Wht event inspired this change?

• The Korean War

• WW 1

• Vietnam War

• Afghanistan War

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 9th

• 19th

• 23rd

• 24th

Many southern states created laws to restrict the rights of former slaves. These laws were referred to as...

• Anti-freedom laws

• Segregation Laws

• Voting Suppression Laws

• Jim Crow Laws

Jim Crow Laws restricted voting rights by requiring voters to do which of the following. Choose all that apply.

• Pay a poll tax

• Take a Literacy test

• Show picture id

• Have a driver's license

Before 1960, only state residents could vote in federal elections. Which amendment allowed residents of Washington, DC to vote.

• 19th

• 24th

• 26th

• 23rd

For what reason was the 23rd amendment necessary?

• All residents of Washington, DC are also residents of other states.

• People in Washington, DC did not want to vote.

• Washington, DC is not a state.

• Only government employees were allowed to vote.

Which voting rights amendment specifically excluded women?

• 19th

• 24th

• 15th

• 26th

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Since the Constitution was written, 27 amendments have been ratified. Why have there been so few?

• Changes to the Constitution aren't necessary.

• Changes to the Constitution can only be proposed by the President.

• Changes to the Constitution can only be made in certain years.

• Changes to the Constitution go through a long process to prove they are necessary.

After an amendment has been signed by the President, which of the following statements is true?

• The amendment becomes law only in the states that ratified it.

• The states will vote to decide if it will become law

• The amendment becomes law in all states.

• The US Congress will hold meetings to decide if it is a good law.