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1
After the 13th Amendment, which was the most important law to prevent racial discrimination in voting?
The Hawley Smoot Law
The 1965 Voting Rights Act
The 19th Amendment
The 26th Amendment
2
Which best describes the democracy that existed in Athens, Greece in 500BCE?
People chose rulers who made decisions for them.
All people voted for every issue that existed.
Non-enslaved men voted for every issue that existed,
Women were allowed to vote only if they were unmarried.
3
According to the original Voting Rights Act in 1965, what must many states do before changing their voting laws?
Pass a law in the state legislature
Pass a Constitutional Amendment
Have the law approved by the federal government
Make sure the people of the state approved it
4
Which of the following is true?
States with women voting were mostly in the Eastern half of the country.
Some states allowed women to vote before 1920, mostly in the West
Most unmarried women could vote in the states
No state allowed women to vote until 1920.
5
Which of the following statements about voting in the colonies is FALSE?
Voting was freer than later times
Mostly men could vote
Mostly white people could vote
Voting was on a local level
6
Which Amendment allowed women to vote across the country?
13th
26th
2nd
19th
7
Why do we need amendments to give people the right to vote?
Because the Constitution specifically said who could vote.
Because the Constitution gave power to the states to decide
Because there is nothing in the Constitution about this
Because the Constitution no longer is enforced
8
Which of the following is true?
No democracies are republics
No republics are democracies.
Republics are always democracies
Democracies are always republics
9
Why wasn't Congress able to pass a law to allow 18 year olds the right to vote?
Because the Constitution said you had to be 21
Because the Constitution said nothing about ages
Because the Constitution gave that power to the states
Because the Constitution was written in French
10
Which of the following people would be the leader of a monarchy?
A President
A Queen
An Imam
A Prime Minister
11
What do you call a government led by a religous leader?
Republic
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
12
Which of the following is an authoritarian government?
A military dictator is the leader
The leader is someone with little power.
The leader is chosen by the people
A religious leader is the leader
13
What is another word for an "amendment" to the Constitution?
erasure
law
change
passage
14
Which of the following types of events led to votes for African-Americans, women, and young people?
riots
holidays
wars
assassinations
15
Which of the following people could vote in all of the colonies?
A married woman
A white man without property
A white man with property
An African-American man
16
What is the defintion of a republic?
A government where people have no say in the government
A government where people choose leaders to represent them
A government with a king or queen
A government where people vote directly on every issue
17
Which of the following is a main reason that colonies did not have greater democracy?
They thought there were not enough people to vote.
They knew that most people could not make the trip to a polling place
They never gave any reasons.
They feared allowing "the mob" the right to have a say.
18
Which of the following was eliminated by an amendment, and not a law?
grandfather clauses
voter purges
poll taxes
literacy tests
19
Which Amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote?
26th
19th
35th
18th
20
Which came first?
The majority of Black men could vote
The majority of 18 year olds could vote.
The majority of women could vote
The majority or white non-property owners could vote
21
From 1920-1965, which of the following was true?
White women were able to vote while women of color faced obstacles
18 year old women could vote
I got nothing
All women could vote easily
22
What rules did the US Constitution establish about voting?
All property owners could vote
It didn't, it left this up to states.
All white men were given the vote
All men were allowed to vote
23
Which answer best describes what a democracy is?
Government that allows religious leaders to rule
Government where the people have a say
Government without any voting
Government with multiple leaders.
24
Which of the following best describes the grandfather clauses that were used?
Only people whose grandfathers were eligible to vote can vote
You must bring your grandfather with you to vote.
Only grandfathers could vote
Only grandsons could vote
25
What has happened to the Voting Rights Act in the last 10 years?
It has been weakened by the Supreme Court
It has been strengthened with new laws.
It has been eliminated and no longer exists.
Nothing
26
Why couldn't married women vote in colonies that allowed women to vote?
They were not told where the voting booths were
They were not allowed in public
They were all considered to be enslaved.
They could not own property
27
Which of the following is true about the Reconstruction Period after the Civil War? (1870-1876)
Black people were allowed to vote only for President.
Black people could vote, but they usually didn't.
Black people voted in large numbers and elected many African Americans.
Black people were completley denied the right to vote
28
From which language do we get the word "democracy?"
Indian
Chinese
Spanish
Greek
29
From which country does the US get most if its political traditions?
Turkey
Nigeria
England
Sweden
30
Which was NOT a reason that people were legally denied the right to vote in US History?
Gender
Political party
Race
Religion
31
How easy was it for Hispanic-Americans to vote compared to African-Americans?
They faced many of the same challenges
They were never allowed to vote
It was easier to vote if they only spoke Spanish
They found it much easier to vote.
32
Why were some states allowed to keep people from voting despite the law?
They did not allow people to vote no matter what race they were.
They let people vote and then threw away their ballots.
Laws were made that prevented Black people from voting without using race.
They ignored the law and just said Black people could not vote.
33
Which Amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote?
26th
19th
None of the above
15th
34
How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 help Hispanic voters?
It prevented voter discriminaton by race
It provided funding for education
It eliminated the grandfather clause
It forced states to elect Spanish speaking candidtes
35
What addition was made to the Voting Rights Act in 1975 to help language minorities?
They said states must provide ballots in other languages than English
They made states print ballots in large type
They eliminated the poll tax
They provided money for Hispanic candidates
36
Were religious minorities prevented from voting after the Constitution passed?
Yes, in all states
Yes, in a few states
No, due to First Amendment
No, due to Second Amendment
37
Which of the following was used to prevent people from voting by charging them to vote?
poll tax
literacy test
intimidation
grandfather clause
38
Which country is the first known to allow people to vote for their leaders?
Greece
England
Egypt
India
