Under this amendment, the District of Columbia (Washington DC) is entitled to have electors represent it in the Electoral College.

States that all US citizens who are at least eighteen years old have the right to vote in elections.

Granted women the right to vote. Women’s Suffrage.

Guarantees the right to vote to all male citizens, no matter their race.

Which of the following has had the MOST effect on the role African Americans play in US democracy?

Which of the following is the BEST example of citizen participation in the government?

A form of political participation, when citizens do this, they can participate in choosing local, state, and national leaders, and can decide what laws their community will live by.

Protecting the United States against foreign threats, it relies on citizens who do their duty and choose to enlist.

Responsible citizens pay these so that governments can fulfill their role.

Rules set by the government that citizens must obey.

The main way that local, state, and the federal government raises the money they need to operate.

Effectively ended Jim-Crow-era restrictions on voting for Black Americans.

Arthur, an African American, lived in Georgia in the year 1980. Arthur goes to his county office to vote for a candidate for the US Senate. Which amendment or amendments made this possible?

Is the idea that the government must follow the Constitution and respect an accused person’s civil rights when arresting or putting that person on trial. It cannot punish someone for a crime or deny them any of their civil rights without following the rules set by law.

What is the main purpose of the amendment process?

Made the poll tax illegal. Its effect has been a huge increase in the number of African Americans who vote in elections and serve in public office. Before this amendment, the poll tax required voters to pay a fee to vote.

The rights of US citizens.

Allows citizens the opportunity to change the constitution without having to wait for Congress to act.

A system of government that in which citizens elect their leaders and often vote on issues.

Changes to the Constitution.

The national body of laws that governs the United States of America, it establishes the US government and protects the rights of American citizens.

In order to protect civil rights and make sure that the US system of government works, citizens must be willing to fulfill these. Some of these are obeying laws, paying taxes, voting, jury duty, and volunteering.

Michelle voted in the 1924 presidential election. This was the first time it was legal for her to participate in the election. What MOST LIKELY made this possible?

The response to 1970 protests that claimed that young citizens were being drafted and sent to war in Vietnam without having a say in the Democratic Process was the

If two-thirds of both houses of Congress and three-fourths of the states ratify the amendment or if two-thirds of the states call for a constitutional convention. If approved by the convention, three-fourths of the states must ratify the amendment.

Pete and Olivia head a group that supports a proposed amendment to the Constitution. Which of the following will have to happen for their amendment to become national law?

Bobby is arrested and sentenced to prison for a serious crime. However, after reviewing his case, the court rules that the state did not follow the rules set by the Constitution when they investigated, arrested, and tried Bobby. The court has ruled that the State

How did the 23rd Amendment affect presidential elections?