Read this excerpt from the Fifteenth Amendment:Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.2What resulted from the passage of this amendment?A.Women's suffrage was guaranteed soon afterward.B.It was overturned by a later amendment.C.Southern states passed laws to make it more difficult for African Americans to vote.D.Southern states refused to ratify it, so it could not be enforced there.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this excerpt from a constitutional amendment:Amendment XV.Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.1What occurred after this amendment was passed?A.Some southern states were exempt from having to enforce the amendment.B.Southern states passed laws that allowed them to deny African Americans voting rights.C.African Americans across the nation enjoyed the right to vote.D.The army was used to ensure enforcement of the amendment across the South.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.2Why was this amendment necessary?A.African Americans who were former slaves were not considered American citizens.B.Poll taxes and literacy tests made it too complicated for many African Americans in the South to vote.C.Many states established districts where only members of some ethnicities could vote.D.Despite their citizenship, African Americans were legally prohibited from voting in some states.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The Fifteenth Amendment prohibited only southern state governments from denying any citizen the right to vote because of race.Click or tap “True” or “False” to answer the question. True False

What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?*It sought to guarantee that one could not be denied suffrage rights based on race.It granted women the right to vote in federal but not state elections.It removed property ownership requirements for voting.It made states responsible for determining all voter qualifications.

Read this excerpt from the Twenty-Fourth Amendment:Section 1.The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.3What problem did this amendment solve?A.Southern states prevented African Americans from voting by charging them to do so.B.Difficult literacy tests meant that voters were not sure how much to pay to vote.C.African American voters did not have to pay to vote, while white voters did.D.States could not conduct elections because they funded them with