vocab unit 4 lesson 21 wtp

Question 1

civil right movement

Answer 1

the united states during the 1950’s and 1960’s people organized the demand that the federal government protects the rights of african american and other minorites

Question 2

grandfather clause

Answer 2

the law states that a person could vote if his grandfather was allowed to vote

Question 3

literally test

Answer 3

test given to people to prove they are able to read and write

Question 4

nineteenth amendment

Answer 4

added to the constitution in 1920, it gave women the right to vote

Question 5

poll tax

Answer 5

a tax that voters in many state had to pay before they can vote.

Question 6

twenty-fourth aendment

Answer 6

it states that the right to vote in a national election shall not be denied because a person fails to to pay poll tax or any other tax

Question 7

twenty-sixth amendment

Answer 7

it gave citizens eighteen years of age or older the right to vote in all elections