Podcast
Questions and Answers
What was one of the restrictions placed on African Americans' voting rights in the Jim Crow South?
What was one of the restrictions placed on African Americans' voting rights in the Jim Crow South?
What group was considered part of their own tribal governments before gaining the right to vote nationwide?
What group was considered part of their own tribal governments before gaining the right to vote nationwide?
What war influenced the call for expanding voting rights based on the slogan 'Old enough to fight, old enough to vote!'?
What war influenced the call for expanding voting rights based on the slogan 'Old enough to fight, old enough to vote!'?
What Amendment outlawed voting practices like literacy tests and voter intimidation used to discriminate against African Americans?
What Amendment outlawed voting practices like literacy tests and voter intimidation used to discriminate against African Americans?
Signup and view all the answers
Which statement about Washington, DC's representation in Congress is true before the 23rd Amendment?
Which statement about Washington, DC's representation in Congress is true before the 23rd Amendment?
Signup and view all the answers
Which demographic group was granted the right to vote by the 19th Amendment?
Which demographic group was granted the right to vote by the 19th Amendment?
Signup and view all the answers
The 26th Amendment ensured that which group could not be denied the right to vote on account of age?
The 26th Amendment ensured that which group could not be denied the right to vote on account of age?
Signup and view all the answers
Which amendment reinforced the voting rights protection of the 15th Amendment by further protecting all Americans' voting rights?
Which amendment reinforced the voting rights protection of the 15th Amendment by further protecting all Americans' voting rights?
Signup and view all the answers
The 24th Amendment banned the use of what in elections?
The 24th Amendment banned the use of what in elections?
Signup and view all the answers
Which group of individuals was granted the rights and privileges of American citizenship by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924?
Which group of individuals was granted the rights and privileges of American citizenship by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924?
Signup and view all the answers
'Jim Crow Laws' were passed to undermine which set of amendments granting freedom and rights to ex-slaves?
'Jim Crow Laws' were passed to undermine which set of amendments granting freedom and rights to ex-slaves?
Signup and view all the answers
What age did the 26th Amendment change the voting age to?
What age did the 26th Amendment change the voting age to?
Signup and view all the answers
What did the 24th Amendment, passed in 1964, ban?
What did the 24th Amendment, passed in 1964, ban?
Signup and view all the answers
Which war influenced the change that led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Which war influenced the change that led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Signup and view all the answers
In what year did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 get passed?
In what year did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 get passed?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following demographic groups was affected by the grandfather clause in voting rights?
Which of the following demographic groups was affected by the grandfather clause in voting rights?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following laws or amendments did not directly address obstacles to voting faced by marginalized groups in the United States?
Which of the following laws or amendments did not directly address obstacles to voting faced by marginalized groups in the United States?
Signup and view all the answers
What was one key difference between the effects of the 15th Amendment and the 19th Amendment on voting rights in the United States?
What was one key difference between the effects of the 15th Amendment and the 19th Amendment on voting rights in the United States?
Signup and view all the answers
Which amendment or act aimed specifically at dismantling a voting practice that disproportionately affected lower-income individuals?
Which amendment or act aimed specifically at dismantling a voting practice that disproportionately affected lower-income individuals?
Signup and view all the answers
Which demographic group benefited directly from the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 in terms of voting rights expansion?
Which demographic group benefited directly from the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 in terms of voting rights expansion?
Signup and view all the answers
Which individual played a significant role in advocating for women's suffrage and worked towards expanding voting rights in the United States?
Which individual played a significant role in advocating for women's suffrage and worked towards expanding voting rights in the United States?
Signup and view all the answers
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?
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?
Signup and view all the answers
Which Amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?
Which Amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?
Signup and view all the answers
In what year did American Indians gain U.S. citizenship and the right to vote?
In what year did American Indians gain U.S. citizenship and the right to vote?
Signup and view all the answers
Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Signup and view all the answers
Which President signed the Indian Citizenship Act granting American Indians U.S. citizenship?
Which President signed the Indian Citizenship Act granting American Indians U.S. citizenship?
Signup and view all the answers
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?
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?
Signup and view all the answers
In what year were women guaranteed the right to vote in the United States?
In what year were women guaranteed the right to vote in the United States?
Signup and view all the answers
Which group of people were given the right to vote in the U.S. after the passage of an Amendment?
Which group of people were given the right to vote in the U.S. after the passage of an Amendment?
Signup and view all the answers
Who was Susan B. Anthony and what was her role related to voting rights in the U.S.?
Who was Susan B. Anthony and what was her role related to voting rights in the U.S.?
Signup and view all the answers
What historic event led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
What historic event led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Signup and view all the answers
What determines Mary's voting rights in 1962?
What determines Mary's voting rights in 1962?
Signup and view all the answers
Why could Marvin, a wealthy landowner in Maine in 1815, vote?
Why could Marvin, a wealthy landowner in Maine in 1815, vote?
Signup and view all the answers
Which law or amendment granted states the power to decide who could vote in 1789?
Which law or amendment granted states the power to decide who could vote in 1789?
Signup and view all the answers
Susan, a former slave living in Wisconsin in 1880, was unable to vote primarily because of:
Susan, a former slave living in Wisconsin in 1880, was unable to vote primarily because of:
Signup and view all the answers
Where did the early colonists get the idea that only male landowners should vote?
Where did the early colonists get the idea that only male landowners should vote?
Signup and view all the answers
In which year did the 15th Amendment grant African American men the right to vote?
In which year did the 15th Amendment grant African American men the right to vote?
Signup and view all the answers
What state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
What state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Signup and view all the answers
Which amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971?
Which amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971?
Signup and view all the answers
What barrier did the Civil Rights Movement seek to overcome regarding voting rights?
What barrier did the Civil Rights Movement seek to overcome regarding voting rights?
Signup and view all the answers
Which war influenced the change in voting laws and practices that led to the passing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act?
Which war influenced the change in voting laws and practices that led to the passing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act?
Signup and view all the answers
