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Which of the following did the Civil Rights Act accomplish?

A
It ended public segregation.
B
It ended poll taxes.
C
It ended voter literacy tests.
D
It ended gender discrimination.
3

What is the correct definition of suffrage?

s
suffering through segregation
g
gaining civil rights
e
earning voting privileges
f
facing gender discrimination
4

When was the Fifteenth Amendment ratified?

A
after the Civil War
B
after World War I
C
during the civil rights movement
D
during segregation
5

The Voting Rights Act ended

A
poll taxes.
B
literacy tests.
C
voter segregation.
D
gender discrimination.
7

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

A
Fifteenth Amendment
B
Twenty-sixth Amendment
C
Nineteenth Amendment
D
Voting Rights Act
8

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

A
registration quotas.
B
state constitutions.
C
poll taxes and literacy tests.
D
blood tests and genealogy.
9

Which statement is true regarding the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

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

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