Exploring the Impact of Key Voting Rights Amendments

What is the first step in the process of creating an amendment to the US Constitution?

• A three-fourths vote in state legislatures

• A two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress

• A three-fourths vote in both houses of Congress

• A two-thirds vote in state legislatures

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 15th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Freedom of speech

• The right to bear arms

• The right to a fair trial

• Equal protection under the law

Which amendment granted African American men the right to vote?

• 19th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What was one of the main tactics used to prevent African Americans from voting after the 15th Amendment was passed?

• Property requirements

• Citizenship tests

• Age restrictions

• Poll taxes

Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

• 26th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What did the 24th Amendment abolish?

• Literacy tests

• Property requirements

• Poll taxes

• Age restrictions

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

• To lower the voting age to 18

• To abolish the Electoral College

• To prohibit voting discrimination

• To establish term limits for Congress

Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 25th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

What was the rallying cry that led to the passage of the 26th Amendment?

• No taxation without representation

• Equal rights for all

• Old enough to fight, old enough to vote

• One person, one vote