15th Amendment and Voting Rights

13th Amendment = Abolished slavery in the United States 14th Amendment = Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. 15th Amendment = Outlaws discrimination in voting rights based on race, color, or previous servitude Voting Rights Act of 1965 = Legislation that aimed to protect Black voting rights

Poll taxes = Effectively disenfranchised Black voters after Reconstruction Literacy tests = Used to prevent Black citizens from voting Reconstruction Act of 1867 = Enfranchised Black male voters in the South Civil rights movement = Led to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Enfranchise = Grant the right to vote Disenfranchise = Take away the right to vote Reconstruction = Period following the Civil War aimed at rebuilding the South Discrimination = Unfair treatment based on race, color, or previous servitude

<p>Passing Reconstruction Act of 1867 = Enfranchised Black male voters in the South Enacting poll taxes and literacy tests = Disenfranchised Black voters in the South after Reconstruction Civil rights movement = Led to fulfillment of the 15th Amendment through Voting Rights Act of 1965 End of Reconstruction in 1877 = Southern states effectively disenfranchised Black voters</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1877 (End of Reconstruction) = Southern states disenfranchised Black voters with discriminatory practices 1965 (Passage of Voting Rights Act) = Fulfillment of protection for Black voting rights promised by the 15th Amendment Post-Civil War era = Saw enfranchisement and disenfranchisement of Black voters through legislation and discriminatory practices Pre-civil rights movement period = Struggle for equality and protection of voting rights for African Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An income tax imposed by Congress was deemed unconstitutional.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It significantly expanded both the revenue sources and spending authority.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allowed the federal government to become a stronger force in American life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It removed the need for apportionment among states for income taxes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Granted Congress the power to impose a nationwide income tax.</p> Signup and view all the answers