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Voting Rights and Citizenship Amendments

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the Civil War was over, the United states ratified the 15th amendment which promised that a person's right to vote could not _____

a)

be denied based on whether you were male or female

b)

be denied even if a person was not a citizen

c)

be denied based on race, color or previous condition as a slave

2.

The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920

a)

1st

b)

19th

c)

14th

3.

The ______amendment was passed in the year 1971 and set the national voting age to be 18

a)

26th

b)

1st

c)

14th

4.

What was the impact of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution?

a)

It enforced segregation

b)

It abolished poll taxes

c)

It defined citizenship

d)

It made slavery illegal

5.

How did the 24th Amendment expand voting rights to Americans?

a)

States could charge poll taxes in elections

b)

It made poll taxes illegal

c)

Literacy tests were required so minorities learned to read

d)

It did nothing to expand voting rights

6.

How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?

a)

It made slavery illegal

b)

It made poll taxes illegal

c)

Women could now vote in all elections

d)

It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights

7.

Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?

a)

A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.

b)

A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.

c)

A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.

d)

No one can be denied the right to vote.

8.

The 19th Amendment expanded voting rights to which group of people?

a)

Women

b)

All freed slaves

c)

18 year olds

d)

All Americans

9.

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.

a)

15th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

24th Amendment

d)

26th Amendment

10.
How did the 24th Amendment expand voting rights to Americans?
a)
States could charge poll taxes in elections
b)
Literacy tests were required so minorities learned to read
c)
It made poll taxes illegal
d)
It did nothing to expand voting rights
11.
What age did the 26th amendment lower the voting age to? 
a)
21
b)
18
c)
16
d)
25
12.
The 24th Amendment helped the poorer citizens of the United States, especially the African-American population,  voting rights by eliminating: 
a)
Poll taxes
b)
Literacy tests
c)
Age restrictions 
d)
Segregation 
13.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
14.
Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
15.
Every person born or naturalized in the US is a citizen.  Which amendment is this?
a)
12th
b)
22nd
c)
15th
d)
14th
16.

How does the Fourteenth Amendment protect individual rights?

a)

By defining citizenship, it declares that all citizens have the same rights.

b)

By granting women the right to vote, it ensures that women have a say in government.

c)

By outlawing slavery, it gave African American men the right to vote.

d)

By requiring the direct election of senators, it protects the principle of direct representation.

17.
Which event led to the proposal and ratification of the 26th Amendment?
a)
Women's Suffrage Movement
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
World War II
18.

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

23rd

d)

24th

19.

Which amendment gave citizens of D.C. the right to vote for president?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

23rd

d)

24th

20.

Which amendment made senators directly elected by the voters of each state?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

23rd Amendment

21.

What amendment got rid of poll taxes as a requirement for voting?

a)

19th

b)

23rd

c)

24th

d)

26th