Froggy Jumps History of Voting Rights Multiple Choice GameOnline version Help your frog across the pond! Demonstrate your knowledge of how the right to vote in the United States has expanded over time. This activity is for middle school students. by Arizona Bar Foundation 1 Prior to 1828, you had to be which of the following in order to vote? a White b Male c White, male, and own property (land) 2 African-American males were granted the right to vote by the _______ Amendment. a 14th b 15th c 16th 3 A tax or fee that is required to be paid in order to vote is called a _________. This was sometimes used to keep African-Americans from voting. a ballot tax b voting tax c poll tax 4 Some states required that potential voters demonstrate the ability to read before being allowed to vote. This was known as a ________. a literacy test b speaking test c ballot test 5 Women gained the right to vote as early as 1869 in __________. a Wyoming b Florida c Texas 6 Women were granted the right to vote by the Constitution in 1920 with the passage of the _____ Amendment. a 18th b 19th c 20th 7 Poll taxes were outlawed by the 24th Amendment to the Constitution in ______. a 1954 b 1964 c 1974 8 The Voting Rights Act made it illegal to limit or interfere with a citizen's right to vote because of race. The act was passed in ______. a 1945 b 1955 c 1965 9 The ________ Amendment lowered the legal voting age from 21 to 18. a 24th b 25th c 26th 10 Native Americans were initially offered the right to vote on the condition that they renounce (no longer be a member of) their tribe. This was known as "The __________ Act." a Dawes b Indian Removal c Indian Citizenship
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