Elections and voting

What amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?

• 15

• 19

• 24

• 26

Important amendment to the U.S. Constitution that says everyone born in America is a citizen and has "equal protection" and "due process"

• 14th Amendment 1868

• 12th Amendment 1808

• 22nd Amendment 1935

• 6th Amendment 1791

This amendment to the U.S. Constitution says all male citizens can now vote.

• 13th

• 15th

• 19th

• 23rd

What are civil liberties?

• make up the unwritten Constitution
• the rights to vote and participate in the political process
• laws that provide and set limits on one's freedoms
• individual legal and constitutional protections against the government

Individuals were required to pass these in order to vote

• Poll tax

• Literacy tests

• Jim Crow Laws

• Sharecropping

Voting age changed from 21 years old to 18 years old. Which amendment is this?

• 25th
• 14th
• 26th
• 12th

Suffrage means the right to _______________.

• own a firearm
• vote in political elections
• practice your religion
• free speech

Voting age changed from 21 years old to 18 years old. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution is this?

• 25th

• 14th

• 26th

• 12th

What is a "Midterm Election" ?

• an election held to pick the candidates for the general election

• an election held in the middle of a presidential term

• appoints Supreme Court judges

• an election for the President of the United States

What is the importance of a Mid Term election?

• can shows approval or disapproval of the president

• removes the president from power

• changes the balance of power in congress

• elects a new governor in each state