Extending Voting Rights

Question 1

Which scenario most likely would have taken place at a polling center in the South in response to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

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poll workers having voters read aloud to prove they are literate

Question 2

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

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Nineteenth

Question 3

Which piece of legislation increased the number of eligible voters by decreasing the required voting age to 18?

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Twenty-sixth Amendment

Question 4

When was the Fifteenth Amendment ratified?

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after the Civil War

Question 5

The Voting Rights Act ended

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literacy tests.

Question 6

Following the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, states attempted to limit voting rights of African Americans through

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poll taxes and literacy tests.

Question 7

The Civil Rights Act expanded

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the federal government’s power.

Question 8

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?

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contacting the US Justice Department about filing a potential discrimination lawsuit

Question 9

Which government agency analyzed data to ensure African-Americans were receiving fair treatment at the polls?

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Census Bureau

Question 10

When was the Voting Rights Act passed?

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1965

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