WorksheetsVoting Rights and Citizenship Amendments
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
When the Civil War was over, the United states ratified the 15th amendment which promised that a person's right to vote could not _____
be denied based on whether you were male or female
be denied even if a person was not a citizen
be denied based on race, color or previous condition as a slave
The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920
1st
19th
14th
The ______amendment was passed in the year 1971 and set the national voting age to be 18
26th
1st
14th
What was the impact of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution?
It enforced segregation
It abolished poll taxes
It defined citizenship
It made slavery illegal
How did the 24th Amendment expand voting rights to Americans?
States could charge poll taxes in elections
It made poll taxes illegal
Literacy tests were required so minorities learned to read
It did nothing to expand voting rights
How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?
It made slavery illegal
It made poll taxes illegal
Women could now vote in all elections
It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights
Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.
No one can be denied the right to vote.
The 19th Amendment expanded voting rights to which group of people?
Women
All freed slaves
18 year olds
All Americans
Robert goes to vote in the 2020 election and when he gets to the front of the line, no one asks him to pay a tax.
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
24th Amendment
26th Amendment
How does the Fourteenth Amendment protect individual rights?
By defining citizenship, it declares that all citizens have the same rights.
By granting women the right to vote, it ensures that women have a say in government.
By outlawing slavery, it gave African American men the right to vote.
By requiring the direct election of senators, it protects the principle of direct representation.
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
15th
19th
23rd
24th
Which amendment gave citizens of D.C. the right to vote for president?
15th
19th
23rd
24th
Which amendment made senators directly elected by the voters of each state?
17th Amendment
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
23rd Amendment
What amendment got rid of poll taxes as a requirement for voting?
19th
23rd
24th
26th
