Module 12 Lesson 31 Flashcards
What was the primary effect of the Fifteenth Amendment? Select the one correct answer.
A. The Fifteenth Amendment tried to increase participation by African Americans but failed because of discriminatory laws like poll taxes and literacy tests.
B. The Fifteenth Amendment increased turnout among African American women, but not among African American men.
C. The Fifteenth Amendment immediately and dramatically increased participation by African Americans.
D. The Fifteenth Amendment immediately and dramatically increased participation by women.
A. The Fifteenth Amendment tried to increase participation by African Americans but failed because of discriminatory laws like poll taxes and literacy tests.
Which of these is true about the voting rights of women before the Nineteenth Amendment? Select the one correct answer.
A. Before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, white women could vote but black women could not.
B. Before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, no women were allowed to vote in the United States.
C. Before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, all women could vote but very few chose to.
D. Before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, some states and territories allowed women to vote but most did not.
D. Before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, some states and territories allowed women to vote but most did not.
Which Constitutional Amendment prohibited the poll tax? Select the one correct answer.
A. The Nineteenth Amendment
B. The Fifteenth Amendment
C. The Twenty-fourth Amendment
D. The Twenty-first Amendment
C. The Twenty-fourth Amendment
Prior to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, what was the required age to vote? Select the one correct answer.
A. 18 years old
B. 21 years old
C. 25 years old
D. 19 years old
B. 21 years old
Of the choices below, which is the reason that states may legally use to deprive a citizen of the right to vote, under the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution? Select the one correct answer.
A. Previous status as a slave
B. Conviction of a felony
C. Color
D. Race
B. Conviction of a felony
Which of these events occurred after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment? Select the one correct answer.
A. Women’s rates of electoral participation declined.
B. Women’s participation rates increased among African Americans, but not among whites.
C. Women gradually began voting in larger numbers until their level of turnout matched or exceeded that of men.
D. Women’s participation rates immediately rivaled those of men.
C. Women gradually began voting in larger numbers until their level of turnout matched or exceeded that of men.
The key argument in support of the 26th Amendment was
A. Discrimination against racial minorities was immoral and unjust.
B. If women could own property, they should also be allowed to vote to protect that property.
C. Poll taxes placed an undue burden on the poor.
D. If an 18-year old could be conscripted to fight, they should be allowed to vote.
D. If an 18-year old could be conscripted to fight, they should be allowed to vote.
The voter participation of African Americans did not increase significantly until which event?
A. The legalization of literacy tests
B. The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
C. The implementation of the Twenty-fourth Amendment
D. The development of Grandfather Clauses
C. The implementation of the Twenty-fourth Amendment
What was the result of the Twenty-sixth Amendment?
A. The turnout of young people has increased steadily since 1972.
B. The voting age was lowered to 21.
C. Less than 10% of young people participated in the first election after the passage of this amendment.
D. Young people have maintained relatively low rates of participation.
D. Young people have maintained relatively low rates of participation.
