Expansion of Voters' Rights Flashcards
1
Q
Expansion of Voters’ Rights
A
- amendments 15th, 19th, 23rd, and 26th
2
Q
amendment 15
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- former slaves at age of 21 and male could vote
3
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amendment 19
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- no matter what sex, you could vote
4
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amendment 23
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- D.C. citizens could vote for president
5
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amendment 26
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- 18 year old can vote
6
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grandfather clause
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- Grandfathers who had voted before 1867
- if not: poll tax and literacy tests applied
7
Q
literacy tests
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- supreme court
- 1915
8
Q
no poll tax
A
- 24th amendment
- 1964
9
Q
voting rights acts
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- 1965 and 1970
