Voting Rights and the Constitution
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What does the 17th Amendment provide for according to the text?

  • Bans sex discrimination in voting
  • The popular election of U.S. senators (correct)
  • Sets out qualifications for voters in U.S. House elections
  • Changes to the Electoral College
  • What did the 24th Amendment do?

  • Bans poll taxes in national elections (correct)
  • Protects voting rights for people who are 18 and older
  • Gives the District of Columbia three electors in the electoral college
  • Bans discrimination at the ballot box based on race
  • In which period did the move towards universal white male suffrage occur?

  • During the age of Jacksonian democracy (correct)
  • During the progressive era
  • After the Civil War
  • After World War II
  • Which amendment protects voting rights for people who are 18 and older?

    <p>26th Amendment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which state had no property requirements for voters in 1777?

    <p>Vermont</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Declaration of Sentiments drafted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton draw attention to?

    <p>Inequalities and oppressive laws faced by women</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which constitutional provision originally left voting issues largely to the states?

    <p>Article I, Section 4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment bans sex discrimination in voting?

    <p>19th Amendment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment provides for the popular election of U.S. senators, changing the original constitutional design?

    <p>17th Amendment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the video, which amendment bans racial discrimination in voting?

    <p>15th Amendment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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