CH 7 Test

What is suffrage?

• Freedom of speech

• The right to vote

• The right to own property

• Freedom of religion

What was a poll tax?

• A tax to pay for elections

• A fee to vote

• A tax on voting machines

• A tax on political parties

What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

• Gave women the right to vote

• Ended slavery

• Started segregation

• Lowered the voting age

What did some framers of the Constitution believe about slavery?

• It was necessary for the economy

• It was not discussed at all

• It was supported by all states

What caused tension between the North and South?

• Immigration

• Slavery

• Railroads

What was a controversial court decision related to segregation?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Regents v. Bakke

What did the Thirteenth Amendment officially abolish?

• Voting rights

• Poll taxes

• Slavery

What did the Fourteenth Amendment promise?

• Freedom of the press

• Equal protection under the law

• Women's right to vote

• Abolition of poll taxes

What did the Fifteenth Amendment protect?

• Voting rights for African American men

• Voting rights for women

• Citizenship for immigrants

• Ending segregation

What did the Twenty-fourth Amendment end?

• Slavery

• Poll taxes

• Segregation