Extending Voting Rights Answers

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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.
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most

A
African Americans
A
African American males of voting age
A
African American females
A
African Americans of voting age
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The Voting Rights Act ended

p
poll taxes.
l
literacy tests.
v
voter segregation.
g
gender discrimination.
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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 group has the lowest voter-participation rate?

A
African Americans
y
young adults
w
women
m
military personnel
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Which statement best represents a result of the Nineteenth Amendment?

A
Women may vote only if they pay a poll tax.
B
Women have been elected to government offices.
C
Women may vote, but are not eligible to run for public office.
D
Women can run for office, but cannot actually be elected.
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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.
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Which scenario most likely would have taken place at a polling center in the South in response to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

A
poll workers requiring voters to show a pay stub proving employment
B
poll workers asking voters to prove ownership of their homes
C
poll workers having voters read aloud to prove they are literate
D
poll workers creating separate lines for voters based on race

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