Voting
Who could vote at the beginning of our country?
White male property-owners - (Only 6% of Americans)
What amendment gave women the right to vote? When was it passed
19th Amendment, 1920
Which amendment states: “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law”
14th Amendment
What events led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The march from Selma to Montgomery/ Bloody Sunday
“America is more than a piece of ____. It is an _____.”
land, idea
What is the most significant factor of whether or not a qualified person will cast a vote?
Education
When is the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote?
Next year (2020)
What did the 15th Amendment do?
This Amendment forbids the States and federal government from denying persons the right to vote on account of their race.
Which president signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1965?
“Here, sir, the _____ govern"
Who said this? + Fill in the blank
- the people govern
- Alexander Hamilton said it
What were literacy tests? Who were they aimed at?
Literacy tests tried to prove that you were “educated enough” to vote. You had to take them if you couldn't prove you had completed 5th grade. They heavily targeted minorities, most specifically African-Americans.
What was the first state to allow women the right to vote?
Wyoming
(more broadly- The West)
What did the Twenty-Fourth Amendment do?
It outlawed poll taxes
What was Bloody Sunday?
March to protest for voting rights for African-Americans- began at Edmund Pettus Bridge, and walked several days to get to Montgomery, Alabama.
On Sunday, protestors were met and beaten by Alabama State Troopers
“We are a government of laws, not of men.”
Whose quote is this?
John Adams
What were poll taxes? How much was the Texas poll tax and when did it have to be paid?
Poll taxes are basically a voting fee. The Texas poll tax was $1.50, and they had to pay it by January 31st of the year they wanted to vote.
What colors symbolize the women women's suffrage movement?
White, gold, and purple
What did the Twenty-Third Amendment do?
Gave residents of Washington, D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections.
Also gave 3 electoral votes to the District of Columbia.
Who is John Lewis? For what did he become famous, and where is he today?
He is a black voting rights activist, one of the leaders of the march from Selma to Montgomery.
He is now a Congressman.
What is the significance of "nevertheless, she persisted." Who said it to whom? What was the context?
Senator Elizabeth Warren was trying to read a letter by Coretta Scott King against Jeff Sessions' nomination.
She was told to take her seat by Senator McConnel but refused. He said “Nevertheless, she persisted”
What were white primaries? How did they end?
White primaries banned black citizens from voting in primary elections within the Democratic Party (basically the only party in the South at that time)
Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional in 1944
What was the significance of bicycles in the women's suffrage movement?
Bicycles gave women their freedom, allowed them to travel freely, leave their houses alone.
“Women rode the bicycle to freedom”
What did the Twenty-Sixth Amendment do?
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
Pressure came from those who considered it unfair to send draftees to fight in Vietnam but consider them too young to vote.
What did the Voting Rights Act do to make sure black Americans could register and vote?
It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War
What are the habits of the heart? Who created them?
Alexis de Tocqueville (french political scientist)
Value of the Individual
Importance of Liberty
Self-government
Rule of Law