Extending Voting Rights

Question 1

Which of the following did the Civil Rights Act accomplish?

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It ended public segregation.

Question 2

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

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Census Bureau

Question 3

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 4

Which statement is true regarding the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

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The government mandated that all youth over 18 were granted the right to vote.

Question 5

State laws passed primarily in Southern states to restrict the voting rights of African Americans after the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment came to be known collectively as

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Jim Crow laws.

Question 6

most

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African American males of voting age

Question 7

When was the Fifteenth Amendment ratified?

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after the Civil War

Question 8

The Civil Rights Act expanded

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the federal government’s power.

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

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.

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