Q. 59 / 128American Government → Voting & Elections
There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
OFFICIAL ANSWER
- Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote)
- You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote
- Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
- A male citizen of any race (can vote)
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Context
Each amendment addressed a specific barrier to equal suffrage. The Fifteenth came after the Civil War to enfranchise formerly enslaved men. The Nineteenth culminated decades of suffragist activism. The Twenty-fourth targeted Southern states that used poll taxes to suppress Black voters. The Twenty-sixth responded to Vietnam War protests arguing that citizens old enough to be drafted should vote.
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