Extending Voting Rights Answers

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Which group has the lowest voter-participation rate?

A
African Americans
y
young adults
w
women
m
military personnel
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Following the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, states attempted to limit voting rights of African Americans through

r
registration quotas.
s
state constitutions.
p
poll taxes and literacy tests.
b
blood tests and genealogy.
5

What is the benefit of having legislation ratified in the form of an amendment?

A
An amendment is part of the US Constitution, and superior over other acts.
B
An amendment is quicker to pass than an act.
C
An amendment can be changed if society shifts in the future.
D
An amendment automatically triggers lawsuits if it is ignored.
6

Read the following scenario.Jacob Smith is an African American man in his fifties. He heads to a local restaurant for dinner and is told by the hostess that he is going to have to sit on "that side” of the establishment, as she gestures to a part of the restaurant where only other African Americans are sitting. Mr. Smith feels offended and leaves the restaurant.Based on passage of the Civil Rights Act, what is Mr. Smith’s best recourse?

A
calling the police to arrest the restaurant owner and investigate any violations of local law
B
contacting the US Justice Department about filing a potential discrimination lawsuit
C
demanding that the restaurant’s manager stop segregating customers immediately
D
asking the US Census Bureau to send him data on dining among restaurants in the area
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Which piece of legislation increased the number of eligible voters by decreasing the required voting age to 18?

F
Fifteenth Amendment
T
Twenty-sixth Amendment
N
Nineteenth Amendment
V
Voting Rights Act
8

Which statement is true regarding the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

I
Individual states could determine whether to give young people the right to vote.
A
Any military veteran who had served in combat was given the right to vote.
T
The government mandated that all youth over 18 were granted the right to vote.
T
The minimum voting age for females remained at 21.
9

The Voting Rights Act ended

p
poll taxes.
l
literacy tests.
v
voter segregation.
g
gender discrimination.

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