17-2 Study Guide Review Activity

Front

During the first half of the 1800s, which voting restrictions did state legislatures abolish? Options: Literacy tests and poll taxes, Property ownership and tax-paying requirements, Age restrictions and gender restrictions, Citizenship requirements and residency requirements

Back

Property ownership and tax-paying requirements

Front

What change occurred in woman suffrage between 1914 and 1920?

Back

Women gained the right to vote nationwide

Front

The passage of the 15th Amendment was important because it was the first time the national government set rule on?

Back

Voting rights

Front

In 1915, how did the Supreme Court rule on a case involving the grandfather clause?

Back

Declaring it unconstitutional

Front

Identify the Acts of Congress that outlawed the voting restriction of the literacy test.

Back

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Front

What did the 24th Amendment outlaw?

Back

Poll taxes in federal elections

Front

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 bring the federal government directly into?

Back

Overseeing voter registration and election processes

Front

The voting rights laws provided the appointment of poll watchers. What were these poll watchers appointed to ensure?

Back

Ensure fair voting practices and prevent discrimination

Front

Before the passage of the 26th Amendment, what was the minimum age to vote in most states?

Back

21 years of age

Front

What war was the United States involved with when the passage of the 26th Amendment occurred?

Back

Vietnam War