Voting rights

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. E 6. F

1. Voter Registration 2. Poll Taxes 3. Fifteenth amendment 4. Literacy test 5. Suffrage 6. Voting rights act 1965 A. it protects the voting rights of african american men. B. the requirement of citizens to register with their local board of elections before being qualified to vote. C. a tax required as a qualification for voting. D. The act of testing ones literacy before they vote. E. The right to vote in political elections. F. a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

B

Can you ask for a new ballot? A. No, you only get one B. Yes, you are allowed a new ballot if you make a mistake

C

The Voting Rights Act was a solution created to address what problem? A. African Americans did not yet have the right to vote. B. Women did not yet have the right to vote. C. African Americans were being prevented from exercising their right to vote. D. Women were being prevented from exercising their right to vote.

True

True or false: All adult men were guaranteed the right to vote in the year 1870 when the 15th amendment was passed.

False

True or false: Residents of the District of Columbia, our nation's capital, gained the right to vote in presidential elections in the year of 1960.

True

True or false: The 2 main political parties are republican and democrats

A

What age do you have to be to vote? A. 18 B. 20 C. 19

B

What did the 15th Amendment do? A. It aimed to overcome legal barriers within states that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote. B. It prohibited states from denying a male citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. C. It aimed to create legal barriers within states that would prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote. D. It allowed states to deny a male citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

A

What federal law protects us from discrimination in voting? A. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 B. Indian citizenship act

Answers may vary: The Voting Rights Act may be considered among the most farreaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history because it vastly improved voter turnout and gave African American voters the legal means to challenge voting restrictions. Although state and local enforcement of the law was weak at first, the act significantly widened the franchise. In Mississippi alone, voter turnout among blacks increased from 6 percent in 1964 to 59 percent in 1969. Additionally, the years after the law was passed saw an increase in African-American representation. In 1965, at the time of the passage of the Voting Rights Act, there were six African American members of the U.S. House of Representatives and no blacks in the U.S. Senate. By 1971, there were 13 black members of the House and one black member of the Senate.

Why might the Voting Rights Act be considered to be among the most farreaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history?