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WorksheetsOne Person - One Vote
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following were requirements to vote in the early years of the Republic?
Free White Male
Own Property
Pay Taxes
Over the age of 21
ALL of these are correct
When did women get the right to vote?
1920 - Ratification of the 19th Amendment
1872 - Ratification of the 15th Amendment
1960 - U.S. Supreme Court ruling
1789 - Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Last year
What was the legal voting age from 1789-1970?
21
18
19
24
25
The passage of the 15th Amendment gave all former male ___________ the right to vote.
Housekeepers
Slaves
Bookkeepers
Soldiers
All _____________ gained the right to vote in 1924 with the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act.
Native-Americans
Former Slaves
Women
Boys un 21
Chinese Immigrants
Which of the following are ILLEGAl now, thanks to several Supreme Court rulings between 1960-1965.
Poll Tax
Literacy Test
Both of these
In 1943, during WWII, the U.S. Congress passed a law granting citizenship to all ________ immigrants who had been denied citizenship under previous laws.
Japanese
Chinese
Russian
Koreans
The ____th Amendment lowered the legal voting age to 18 in 1971
13
15
19
26
27
The fundamental truth about Democracy is that the PEOPLE of the nation CHOOSE THEIR LEADERS who in turn write the laws and govern the citizens. Without the ability to vote, the people do not have a say in the matter.
TRUE
FALSE
Without the right to vote, people are not empowered.
TRUE
FALSE
PEOPLE HAVE DIED FOR YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE?
TRUE
FALSE
If you are too you to vote, can your voice still be heard to make a difference in the coming elections?
Yes
No
