Voting Amendments

When the Civil War was over, the United states ratified the 15th amendment which promised that a person's right to vote could not _____

• be denied based on whether you were male or female

• be denied even if a person was not a citizen

• be denied based on race, color or previous condition as a slave

After the 15th Amendment was passed giving freed slaves the right to vote, some states used certain laws to try to prevent them from voting. These were called "Jim Crow" laws. One was a __________ (which is money a voter must pay to be able to vote)

• crime tax

• slave tax

• poll tax

The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920

• 1st

• 19th

• 14th

Suffrage is a fancy word meaning _____

• the right to vote

• the process to amend the Constitution

• suffering

The basic rights of American citizenship are listed in the Constitution’s first 10 amendments called the ___________________________

• U.S. Confederation

• Bill of Monarchs

• Bill of Rights

The ______amendment was passed in the year 1971 and set the national voting age to be 18

• 26th

• 1st

• 14th

What was the impact of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution?

• It enforced segregation

• It abolished poll taxes

• It defined citizenship

• It made slavery illegal

How did the 24th Amendment expand voting rights to Americans?

• States could charge poll taxes in elections

• It made poll taxes illegal

• Literacy tests were required so minorities learned to read

• It did nothing to expand voting rights

How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?

• It made slavery illegal

• It made poll taxes illegal

• Women could now vote in all elections

• It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights

Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?

• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.

• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.

• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.

• No one can be denied the right to vote.