41 Questions
What was one of the restrictions placed on African Americans' voting rights in the Jim Crow South?
Requirement of owning property to vote
What group was considered part of their own tribal governments before gaining the right to vote nationwide?
Asian Americans
What war influenced the call for expanding voting rights based on the slogan 'Old enough to fight, old enough to vote!'?
Gulf War
What Amendment outlawed voting practices like literacy tests and voter intimidation used to discriminate against African Americans?
21st Amendment
Which statement about Washington, DC's representation in Congress is true before the 23rd Amendment?
Washington, DC had two Senators in Congress
Which demographic group was granted the right to vote by the 19th Amendment?
All Women
The 26th Amendment ensured that which group could not be denied the right to vote on account of age?
Citizens 18 years of age or older
Which amendment reinforced the voting rights protection of the 15th Amendment by further protecting all Americans' voting rights?
Voting Rights Act
The 24th Amendment banned the use of what in elections?
Poll taxes
Which group of individuals was granted the rights and privileges of American citizenship by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924?
Native Americans
'Jim Crow Laws' were passed to undermine which set of amendments granting freedom and rights to ex-slaves?
15th Amendment
What age did the 26th Amendment change the voting age to?
18
What did the 24th Amendment, passed in 1964, ban?
Poll taxes
Which war influenced the change that led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Vietnam War
In what year did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 get passed?
1965
Which of the following demographic groups was affected by the grandfather clause in voting rights?
Poor man living in Rhode Island in 1792
Which of the following laws or amendments did not directly address obstacles to voting faced by marginalized groups in the United States?
23rd Amendment
What was one key difference between the effects of the 15th Amendment and the 19th Amendment on voting rights in the United States?
15th Amendment addressed race-based discrimination, while 19th Amendment addressed sex-based discrimination
Which amendment or act aimed specifically at dismantling a voting practice that disproportionately affected lower-income individuals?
24th Amendment
Which demographic group benefited directly from the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 in terms of voting rights expansion?
Native Americans
Which individual played a significant role in advocating for women's suffrage and worked towards expanding voting rights in the United States?
Susan B. Anthony
In U.S. history, what did men have to prove in order to be able to vote during colonial times and the early years of the country?
They had to prove ownership of property/land
Which Amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?
19th Amendment
In what year did American Indians gain U.S. citizenship and the right to vote?
1924
Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Wyoming
Which President signed the Indian Citizenship Act granting American Indians U.S. citizenship?
Calvin Coolidge
What did men in colonial times and the early years of the U.S. have to prove in order to gain the right to vote?
They had to prove that they owned property
In what year were women guaranteed the right to vote in the United States?
1920
Which group of people were given the right to vote in the U.S. after the passage of an Amendment?
Native Americans
Who was Susan B. Anthony and what was her role related to voting rights in the U.S.?
A suffragette who fought for women's right to vote
What historic event led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The Civil Rights Movement
What determines Mary's voting rights in 1962?
Customary law
Why could Marvin, a wealthy landowner in Maine in 1815, vote?
Colonial traditional English law
Which law or amendment granted states the power to decide who could vote in 1789?
The Constitution
Susan, a former slave living in Wisconsin in 1880, was unable to vote primarily because of:
The Jim Crow Laws
Where did the early colonists get the idea that only male landowners should vote?
Traditional English law and times
In which year did the 15th Amendment grant African American men the right to vote?
1870
What state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
New York
Which amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971?
26th Amendment
What barrier did the Civil Rights Movement seek to overcome regarding voting rights?
Poll taxes
Which war influenced the change in voting laws and practices that led to the passing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act?
World War I
Test your knowledge on the history of voting rights in the United States, from the struggles of Native Americans and African Americans to the passing of key amendments like the 23rd Amendment. Learn about the impact of poll taxes and voting restrictions during the Jim Crow era.
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