Extending Voting Rights Answers

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Which of the following did the Civil Rights Act accomplish?

A
It ended public segregation.
B
It ended poll taxes.
C
It ended voter literacy tests.
D
It ended gender discrimination.
3

What is the correct definition of suffrage?

s
suffering through segregation
g
gaining civil rights
e
earning voting privileges
f
facing gender discrimination
4

When was the Fifteenth Amendment ratified?

A
after the Civil War
B
after World War I
C
during the civil rights movement
D
during segregation
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The Voting Rights Act ended

A
poll taxes.
B
literacy tests.
C
voter segregation.
D
gender discrimination.
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Which piece of legislation increased the number of eligible voters by decreasing the required voting age to 18?

A
Fifteenth Amendment
B
Twenty-sixth Amendment
C
Nineteenth Amendment
D
Voting Rights Act
8

Following the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, states attempted to limit voting rights of African Americans through

A
registration quotas.
B
state constitutions.
C
poll taxes and literacy tests.
D
blood tests and genealogy.
9

Which statement is true regarding the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

A
Individual states could determine whether to give young people the right to vote.
B
Any military veteran who had served in combat was given the right to vote.
C
The government mandated that all youth over 18 were granted the right to vote.
D
The minimum voting age for females remained at 21.
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Which government agency analyzed data to ensure African-Americans were receiving fair treatment at the polls?

A
NAACP
B
Census Bureau
C
Voting Rights Department
D
Justice Bureau
12

Which statement best represents a result of the Nineteenth Amendment?

A
Women may vote only if they pay a poll tax.
B
Women have been elected to government offices.
C
Women may vote, but are not eligible to run for public office.
D
Women can run for office, but cannot actually be elected.
13

Which group has the lowest voter-participation rate?

A
African Americans
B
young adults
C
women
D
military personnel
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most

A
African Americans
A
African American males of voting age
A
African American females
A
African Americans of voting age
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When was the Voting Rights Act passed?

A
1920
B
1964
C
1965
D
1971

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