WorksheetsSuffrage Amendments-2024
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Twenty-fourth Amendment sought to correct a situation that was widespread in the South primarily as a result of the
decline of the Ku Klux Klan
activities of the Freedman's Bureau
use of a poll tax to block voting by African Americans
passage of the Black Codes
The ratification of the Twenty-sixth Amendment resulted in helping young people in the United States by
creating jobs for unemployed young people
guaranteeing a minimum wage
lowering the voting age to 18 from 21 years old
providing financial assistance while in college
Which was an underlying cause of the ratification of the Twenty-sixth Amendment?
unequal distribution of income tax rates
failure to provide voting rights to women
establishment of a graduated income tax
events associated with the war in Vietnam
One way in which the Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments are similar is that they both
increased the number of eligible voters in elections
extended free speech protections to students
helped overcome discrimination against African Americans
reduced citizen participation in government
After ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, literacy tests and grandfather clauses were used in the South primarily to
increase the number of women voters
limit the number of African-American voters
help formerly enslaved persons to meet property requirements
encourage African-American voters to attend college
Which amendment extended voting rights to women?
the 15th Amendment
the 17th Amendment
the 19th Amendment
the 26th Amendment
The Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-fourth, and Twenty-sixth amendments are similar in that each
shifted more power to state governments
extended the vote to disenfranchised groups
put limits on Presidential powers
expanded the rights of the accused
The 24th Amendment guarantees people the right to vote regardless of whether or not they have paid a poll tax.
Which group does the 24th Amendment aim to protect?
soldiers
women
European Americans
Poor People
How were voting qualifications for national elections changed by a constitutional amendment?
by lowering the minimum age to vote
by adding a poll tax requirement prior to voting
by making citizens over a specific age pass a test to vote
by limiting general election voting to those who voted in the primary elections
Which amendment is represented in the picture?
15th
19th
23rd
26th
