Voting Rights Amendments

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

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

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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)

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poll tax

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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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Suffrage is a fancy word meaning _____

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the right to vote

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

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Bill of Rights

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

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26th

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

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It made poll taxes illegal.

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How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?

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It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights.

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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.

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