Major Legislation shaping US Elections Flashcards
1
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15th Amendment (1870)
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Anyone can vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude
2
Q
19th Amendment (1920)
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On account of gender
3
Q
24th Amendment (1964)
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No poll tax for federal elections (except in FL for ex-felons)
4
Q
Voting Rights Act (1965)
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No racial or language discrimination and procedures to deter such practices in historically exclusionary states. (Sections 5 and 4 b)
5
Q
Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections
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SCOTUS 6-3 Decision that poll taxes in any election (local/state) is unconstitutional.
6
Q
States have considerable discretion as to set the criteria for voting rights
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(felony disenfranchisement, # polls, poll hours, absentee ballots)
