Tic toc do the drip drop now do this work NOW Read this amendment and answer the question that follows:

"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 poll tax or other tax."—Twenty-fourth Amendment

What was the effect of this amendment?

It stopped states from preventing former slaves and poor people from voting.
It stopped any state from disallowing women to vote in national elections.
It allowed any state to charge a fee to someone who wished to vote.
It allowed states to limit who could vote by age, gender, or race.
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

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Which amendment did some Americans criticize as not going far enough to make suffrage universal?

Fifteenth—African American men
Nineteenth—women
Twenty-fourth—no poll taxes
Twenty-sixth—18 years old
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

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Read the text excerpt to answer the question that follows:

"I say, now is the time to press this right. It may be asked, "Why do you want it? Some men have got along very well without it. Women have not this right." Shall we justify one wrong by another? This is a sufficient answer. Shall we at this moment justify the deprivation of the Negro of the right to vote, because someone else is deprived of that privilege?"

Which amendment satisfied the goal described in this statement?

Fifteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-fourth Amendment
Twenty-sixth Amendment
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

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Which amendment expanded the right to vote to about half the population?

Fifteenth—African American men
Nineteenth—women
Twenty-fourth—no poll taxes
Twenty-sixth—18 years old
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

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Read the text excerpt and answer the question that follows:

"Now, in view of this entire disfranchisement of one-half the people of this country, and because women do feel themselves aggrieved, oppressed, and fraudulently deprived of their most sacred rights, we insist that they have immediate admission to all the rights and privileges which belong to them as citizens of these United States."

Which amendment satisfied the goal described in this statement?

Fifteenth Amendment
Twenty-fourth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-sixth Amendment
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

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How have voting amendments changed American society?

They have limited the right to vote to certain groups of people.
They have expanded the right to vote to more and more people.
They create rules around who is eligible to vote to protect elections.
They create laws that no state or local office can hold their own elections.
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

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Why does the First Amendment matter today?

It protects people’s right to say whatever they want even if it threatens public safety.
It protects people’s right to own and use weapons for the defense of self and family.
Without it, people could not share ideas freely on the Internet without risking arrest.
Without it, people could not seek protection from police or the military for anything.
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

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Why does the Fifth Amendment matter today?

It prevents people accused of crimes from being sent far away to plead their case alone in front of a single judge.
The amendment protects the rights of children and minors that are not covered by other language in the Constitution.
Without this amendment, it would not be possible to pass laws to protect our right to use new technologies and ideas.
If it didn’t exist, an innocent person could be forced to speak at their trial and may say something bad out of nervousness.
Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

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Why did early Americans write the Constitution and Bill of Rights?

They wanted to convince Great Britain to let them have independence without further fighting.
They needed to set up a new government and wanted to be sure it could not abuse their rights.
They planned to use it to place limits on the actions of the British king and the soldiers present.
They established a new government and restricted citizen rights to calm and stop the warfare.
Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

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How does the Tenth Amendment benefit you today?

You will have the right to a jury trial if accused of a crime.
It allows state governments to provide free education.
You have the right to ignore parent and teacher rules.
It allows state governments to ignore citizen rights.