3-2.2 Voting Rights

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In the 1700s and 1800s, only people who owned _____ were eligible to vote.

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property

Front

What does suffrage mean?

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right to vote

Front

This gave women the right to vote.

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the 19th Amendment

Front

This gave African Americans the right to vote.

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the 15th Amendment

Front

The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to

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18

Front

All of the following are voting requirements EXCEPT: residency, registration, citizenship, income

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income

Front

This Amendment guaranteed African Americans the right to vote -

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15th

Front

What was a common method used to prevent African Americans from voting before the Civil Rights Movement?

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Literacy tests and poll taxes.

Front

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 aim to eliminate?

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Racial discrimination in voting.

Front

Ban of poll tax as a qualification to vote. Which amendment is this?

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24th