Understanding U.S. Voting Rights Amendments

What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

• 26th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What does the 15th Amendment guarantee?

• Voting rights regardless of income

• Voting rights regardless of race

• Voting rights regardless of sex

• Voting rights regardless of age

In what year was the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, passed?

• 1870

• 1920

• 1964

• 1971

Which amendment abolished poll taxes in national elections?

• 24th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

What significant change did the 17th Amendment bring about?

• Allowed women to vote

• Lowered the voting age to 18

• Gave voting rights to Washington D.C.

• Direct election of U.S. Senators by the people

What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

• 26th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What year was the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, ratified?

• 1865

• 1870

• 1920

• 1964

Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

• 26th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

How did the 14th Amendment impact the rights of formerly enslaved individuals?

• It granted them citizenship

• It abolished slavery

• It allowed them to run for office

• It gave them the right to vote

What was the primary goal of the 15th Amendment ratified in 1870?

• To abolish slavery

• To grant women the right to vote

• To prohibit voting discrimination based on race

• To lower the voting age