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Voting/Elections History Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the 18th century voting rights were____, but now_____citizen can vote.

a)

complex...any

b)

male...literate

c)

restricted...every

d)

taxed...minority

2.

What amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?

a)

15

b)

19

c)

24

d)

26

3.

Important amendment to the U.S. Constitution that says everyone born in America is a citizen and has "equal protection" and "due process"

a)

14th Amendment 1868

b)

12th Amendment 1808

c)

22nd Amendment 1935

d)

6th Amendment 1791

4.

This amendment to the U.S. Constitution says all male citizens can now vote.

a)

13th

b)

15th

c)

19th

d)

23rd

5.

Individuals were required to pass these in order to vote

a)

Poll tax

b)

Literacy tests

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Sharecropping

6.
Voting age changed from 21 years old to 18 years old. Which amendment is this?
a)
25th
b)
14th
c)
26th
d)
12th
7.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
8.

Voting age changed from 21 years old to 18 years old. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution is this?

a)

25th

b)

14th

c)

26th

d)

12th

9.

What is a "Midterm Election" ?

a)

an election held to pick the candidates for the general election

b)

an election held in the middle of a presidential term

c)

appoints Supreme Court judges

d)

an election for the President of the United States

10.

What is the importance of a Mid Term election?

a)

can shows approval or disapproval of the president

b)

removes the president from power

c)

changes the balance of power in congress

d)

elects a new governor in each state

11.

what is a republic?

a)

form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

b)

form of government where the political party that wins the most votes forms a new government

c)

form of government where people don't have voting rights

d)

form of government which allows a dictator to be elected by voting

12.

A special tax, demanded by states, as a condition of voting

a)

Poll Tax

b)

Suffrage

c)

Direct Tax

d)

Tax Tax