Voting Rights Amendments Flashcard

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How did the Twenty-fourth Amendment allow more Americans to vote?

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It outlawed poll taxes, which many states used to prevent poor Americans from voting.

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How does the Fourteenth Amendment protect individual rights?

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By defining citizenship, it declares that all citizens have the same rights.

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According to the Fifteenth Amendment, on what basis could citizens no longer be denied the right to vote?

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on the basis of race or color

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Which amendment or law made ALL voter discrimination illegal?

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Suffrage is a fancy word meaning _____

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the right to vote

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

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It made slavery illegal.

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

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19th

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What amendment allows individuals to vote without paying a poll tax?

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24th Amendment

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What amendment allows 18-year-olds to vote?

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26th Amendment

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The first of the Reconstruction Amendments, this amendment went hand in hand with President Lincoln's wishes in the Emancipation Proclamation.

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13th