Voting Access and Voter Suppression

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Which amendment prohibited states from limiting the right to vote based on race?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What was the outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• Segregation was deemed unconstitutional

• Segregation was deemed constitutional

• Voting rights were expanded

• Voting rights were restricted

Which state entered the union as a bilingual state and banned segregation of 'Spanish' people?

• New Mexico

• Texas

• California

• Florida

Which Supreme Court case ended the practice of excluding jurors due to ancestry?

• Hernandez v. Texas

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Smith v. Allwright

• Thornburg v. Gingles

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) signed into law in 1965?

• To ban practices that discriminate on the basis of race

• To establish literacy exams for voters

• To implement voter ID laws

• To restrict voting rights for minorities

Which section of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) bans practices that discriminate on the basis of race?

• Section 2

• Section 4

• Section 5

• Section 6

What was the impact of the Shelby County v Holder case in 2012?

• It strengthened the Voting Rights Act

• It expanded voter access

• It dismantled key provisions of the Voting Rights Act

• It increased voter protections

What is gerrymandering?

• The process of redrawing district maps to reflect census changes

• The practice of voter suppression

• The restriction of voting rights based on race

• The manipulation of election outcomes through biased district boundaries

What is vote dilution?

• The process of counting votes accurately

• The practice of voter intimidation

• The systematic reduction of voting strength of a minority group

• The expansion of voting rights