Voting Rights Amendments

List the five protections from the Voting Rights Act of 1965:

a. bans voting discrimination b. enforced voting right of the 14 & 15 amendments c. minority right to vote across the country d. outlaws literacy tests e. no state or local voting quailifications

List the four protections and rights in the 14th amendment.

a. help the newly freed slaves b. defines citizenship c. states laws d. equal protection under the law

Define the 24th amendment.

banned poll tax

An amendment is a __________________________ to the constitution.

change or addition

What year was the 13th amendment passed and what did it do?

1865- abolished slavery

What are the three amendments from 1865-1870 called?

Civil War Amendments

Define the 15th amendment.

Gave African American men the right to vote

Define the 19th amendment

Gave women the right to vote

Define the 26th amendment

Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

How are amendments passed?

Proposal from 2/3 of congress and then ratification of 3/4 of the states

Define suffrage.

The right to vote

Describe how all of these amendments expanded the right to suffrage

This allowed more to vote on what they believe instead of just white male landowners voting, the poor, women, 18 year old citizens, and all races can now vote.