
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

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

Prior to 1828, you had to be which of the following in order to vote?

White

Male

White, male, and own property (land)

African-American males were granted the right to vote by the _______ Amendment.

14th

15th

16th

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.

ballot tax

voting tax

poll tax

Some states required that potential voters demonstrate the ability to read before being allowed to vote. This was known as a ________.

literacy test

speaking test

ballot test

Women gained the right to vote as early as 1869 in __________.

Wyoming

Florida

Texas

Women were granted the right to vote by the Constitution in 1920 with the passage of the _____ Amendment.

18th

19th

20th

Poll taxes were outlawed by the 24th Amendment to the Constitution in ______.

1954

1964

1974

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 ______.

1945

1955

1965

The ________ Amendment lowered the legal voting age from 21 to 18.

24th

25th

26th

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."

Dawes

Indian Removal

Indian Citizenship