When registering to vote, what question must you answer?

How long have you lived at your current address?

What was the reason given for banning the poll tax as a requirement for voting?

It went against the 14th amendment

Why did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 need Preclearance?

To keep states from discriminating in election laws

What does the graph show?

More people vote in general elections than in primaries

Which is true about American suffrage since 1789?

the Federal Government has taken control of voting rights

Why were federal civil rights laws needed?

Most states ignored the court decisions

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did which of the following?

outlawed unfair voter registration methods, like literacy Ts

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1
When registering to vote, what question must you answer?
What is your religion?
How long have you lived at your current address?
Have you paid your property taxes?
Do you understand the Bill of Rights?
2
Which group of citizens were disenfranchised in the 1920s, despite the 15th amendment?
those who could not read
African Americans
women without property
Asians
3
How did the 24th Amendment change voting requirements in the states?
allowed a person to vote who did not own property
ended the poll tax requirement
denied the right to vote to people in prison
allowed person to vote who's in the state only for 3 months
4
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
Lowered the voting age to 18
Ended property ownership requirement
Ended the religious requirement for voting
5
What was the reason given for banning the poll tax as a requirement for voting?
It disenfranchised women
It went against the 14th amendment
It required ownership of property
It discriminated against Irish Cathloics
6
Why did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 need Preclearance?
To keep states from discriminating in election laws
To help poll workers identify voters
Get African Americans to have their ballots approved
To stop certain behavior by officials
7
What does the graph show?
More people vote in general elections than in primaries
The lowest turnout was in 1972
More people vote in primaries than general elections
General elections occur more often than Primary elections
8
Which is true about American suffrage since 1789?
The electorate has decreased in size
More citizens are kept from voting when they don't pay txes
the Federal Government has taken control of voting rights
There are more restrictions on the right to vote
9
Why were federal civil rights laws needed?
Most states did not understand court decisions
Most states ignored the court decisions
The courts only acted when someone sued for discrimination
The federal decisions were overturned by state courts
10
Which is one of the universal requirements for voting in the US?
higher education
legal residency
political party membership
literacy
11
Which of the following is NOT a reason for nonvoting?
long lines
higher income
lack of interest
bad weather
12
Who was the only group that could vote in 1789?
white, male property owners
citizens that could read & write
citizens in the District of Columbia
white and African American males in the North
13
Which state granted women the right to vote before the 19th amendment was passed?
Wyoming
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
14
Which voting often results from loyalty to a political party?
split-ticket voting
political voting
straight-ticket voting
independent voting
15
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did which of the following?
sent federal referees to all states
Forced Tennessee to accept the 15th amendment
outlawed unfair voter registration methods, like literacy Ts
Outlawed gerrymandering

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