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1. Prior to 1828, which of the following did you have to be 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 _________.
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 in Wyoming as early as _________.
A
1869
B
1769
C
1969
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. During the Vietnam War, the youngest age a man could be drafted into the Army was 18. What was the youngest age a person could vote?
A
17
B
18
C
19
10. The ______ Amendment lowered the legal voting age from 21 to 18.
A
24th
B
25th
C
26th
11. 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