Extending Voting Rights Answers

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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.
4

The Voting Rights Act ended

A
poll taxes.
B
literacy tests.
C
voter segregation.
D
gender discrimination.
5

What is the correct definition of suffrage?

A
suffering through segregation
B
gaining civil rights
C
earning voting privileges
D
facing gender discrimination
6

Which group has the lowest voter-participation rate?

A
African Americans
B
young adults
C
women
D
military personnel
8

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
9

Which group was most affected by the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment?

A
African Americans
B
African American males of voting age
C
African American females
D
African Americans of voting age
10

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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