Read the summary of the Harper v. Board of Elections Supreme Court case.Annie Harper could not afford to pay her Virginia state poll tax of $1.50. She filed a lawsuit claiming that the poll tax denied poor residents of their rights under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. In a 6–3 decision, the court ruled in 1966 that poll taxes did go against the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. The decision outlawed the use of poll taxes in all state and local elections.
Answer
A
It encouraged Congress to propose and pass the 24th Amendment.
B
It extended the protections of the 24th Amendment to state and local elections.
C
It adjusted the 24th Amendment by broadening it to include all elections.
D
It eliminated the need for the 24th Amendment by outlawing all election taxes.
Explanation
The 24th Amendment prohibited poll taxes in federal elections, but it did not itself cover state and local elections. In Harper v. Board of Elections, the Supreme Court used the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause to rule that poll taxes in state and local elections were unconstitutional. This extended the protections of the 24th Amendment to those elections.
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