WorksheetsVoting Rights
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What could be an effect of voter ID laws and/or voter suppression in states across the U.S.?
More people will register to vote and participate on Election Day.
Less people will be able to vote, which could affect the outcome of an election.
There won't be any positive or negative effects on any elections.
People's needs and wants will be more represented.
What does the word SUFFRAGE mean?
The right to drink
The right to vote
The right to suffer
The right to speak your mind.
Women were not included in the 15th Amendment. What was the result of this?
It led to women boycotting voting.
It led to the Women's voting union.
It led to the Women's suffrage movement
It led to a change in the voting age.
Who led the Women's suffrage movement?
Susan B. Anthony
Carry Nation
Betsy Ross
Dolly Madison
Identify which group was extended voting rights by the following amendments:
Twenty-sixth Amendment
18 Year Olds
African Americans
Immigrants
Women
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
Review: What is a form of government in which citizens are able to vote for officials that represent what they believe?
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
Theocracy
What age can you vote?
15
18
19
20
Citizens use this to vote on certain issues or candidates at the voting booth.
Their signature
ballot
written statement
contract
Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African-American voters faced this, especially in the American South.
helpfulness
sadness
suppression
conviction
When you do this, you deprive eligible voters from voting in an election through no fault of their own.
enfranchise
disown
disenfranchise
What was the primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
A) To eliminate poll taxes and literacy tests
B) To establish a national voting holiday
C) To lower the voting age to 18
D) To introduce electronic voting machines
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?
A) 15th Amendment
B) 19th Amendment
C) 24th Amendment
D) 26th Amendment
What is gerrymandering and how does it affect voting rights?
A) Drawing district boundaries to favor one party, affecting election outcomes
B) A method of casting votes electronically
C) A process of counting votes manually
D) A system of voting by mail
