Voting Rights Review

When the Constitution was ratified in 1787, who was allowed to vote in the United States?

• Free white men who owned land and were at least 21 years old

• Everyone could vote!

• Any man

• White men

In 1843, the first change to be made to voting rights was to take away the requirement that white men had to...

• own property

• register to vote

• be free

• be a government official

When the Civil War ended, slavery was abolished and black men gained the right to vote through the ____________.

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

• 24th Amendment

Which of the following is NOT something that prevented Black Americans from voting during the Jim Crow Era?

• Literacy tests

• Poll taxes

• Violence

• Laws saying Black Americans could not vote

In 1920, women gained the right to vote through the _________.

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

• 24th Amendment

In 1924, the _________ finally made American Indians citizens, which also means that American Indians gained the right to vote!

• Indian Citizenship Act

• Jim Crow Laws

• Voting Rights Act

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

In 1961, people living in territories liked Puerto Rico and Guam gained the right to vote in local elections, and residents of Washington, D.C. gained the right to vote in presidential elections because of the ________.

• 26th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

• 24th Amendment

In 1964, the ________ banned poll taxes. You can not be forced to pay in order to vote

• 26th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

• 24th Amendment

In 1965, the _________ made voting more equal, partly by banning literacy tests.

• Indian Citizenship Act

• Jim Crow Laws

• Voting Rights Act

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

In 1971, the ________ lowered the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old. This way, soldiers drafted into the military during the Vietnam War were able to vote!

• 26th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

• 24th Amendment