Voting Rights

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 impact political participation?

• All persons who passed a literacy test could vote.

• All children of foreign citizens could vote.

• All African-Americans could now vote.

• All women could now vote.

Which amendment outlawed the poll tax?

• 9th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 24th amendment

• 26th amendment

Which amendment granted citizenship to former slaves and gave voting rights to males at least 21 years of age?

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 19th amendment

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 19th amendment

Which amendment made it illegal to deny the right to vote to someone because of their race?

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 19th amendment

Which amendment made slavery unconstitutional in the United States?

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 19th amendment

Even though the 15th amendment said the right to vote could not be denied because of race, some states passed laws to keep blacks from voting. What is one way they used?

• Arithmetic tests

• Literacy tests

• Physical Fitness tests

• Civics tests

What was a poll tax?

• Money you had to pay in order to vote

• Money candidates had to pay to get their name listed on the ballot

• Money political parties paid to voters who voted for the "right" candidate

• Money everyone living in a certain area had to pay

Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

• 9th amendment

• 18th amendment

• 24th amendment

• 26th amendment

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• To make sure states could keep blacks from voting

• To make sure rights promised to women were protected

• To make sure there was no housing discrimination

• To make sure the rights promised by the 14th and 15th amendments were not limited by the states