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."
