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

When was the Fifteenth Amendment ratified?

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after the Civil War

Question 3

most

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African American males of voting age

Question 4

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 5

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

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Census Bureau

Question 6

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 7

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

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An amendment is part of the US Constitution, and superior over other acts.

Question 8

The Voting Rights Act ended

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literacy tests.

Question 9

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 10

The Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed a person’s right to vote regardless of

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race.

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