Voting Rights Amendments
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19th Amendment
Women suffrage(right to vote)
Voting Rights Act of 1970
18-year-olds allowed to vote; Supreme Court ruled this unconstitutional, so the 26th Amendment was created.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlawed literacy tests at polls; also authorized federal examiners to order the registration of blacks
17th Amendment
Popular election of senators(most votes)
24th Amendment
Prohibits the poll tax
23rd Amendment
Right to vote for president in District of Columbia
26th Amendment
Voting age lowered to 18
15th Amendment
Blacks, former slaves, and all racial groups allowed to vote