Books from the Library Catalog
Why Vote? by ISBN: 9781138617896Publication Date: 2019-02-25
Changing How America Votes by ISBN: 9781442276062Publication Date: 2017-04-01
Voting Rights and Voter ID Laws by ISBN: 9781534503656Publication Date: 2018-07-15
Constitutional Amendments Affecting Voter Rights
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The 15th Amendment gave African American men the right to vote in 1870. But many weren't able to exercise this right. Some states used literacy tests and other barriers to make it harder to vote.
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The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, gave American women the right to vote.
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The 24th Amendment, ratified in 1964, eliminated poll taxes. The tax had been used in some states to keep African Americans from voting in federal elections.
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The 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, lowered the voting age for all elections to 18.
