The Evolution and Challenges of Voting Rights in the United Stat

What was the initial limitation on voting rights in the United States?

• Only white male landowners could vote

• All men and women could vote

• Only African American men could vote

• Only women could vote

Which amendment granted African American men the right to vote?

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Twenty-Sixth Amendment

• First Amendment

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• To eliminate discriminatory practices in voting

• To introduce poll taxes

• To restrict mail-in voting

• To allow only landowners to vote

Which Supreme Court decision weakened the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• Shelby County v. Holder

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

What is one strategy mentioned to increase voter participation?

• Automatic voter registration

• Introducing poll taxes

• Limiting polling places

• Stricter voter ID requirements