Vocabulary
To sign into law
Ratify
This amendment gave women the right to vote nationwide.
19th Amendment
These laws enforced segregation and made voting more difficult for African Americans.
Jim Crow Laws
People who could vote first (Hint: 3 requirements)
White male landowners
The definition of main idea.
What the text is about
To revoke (take back) a law
Repeal
This stated that an individual can only vote if their grandfather could vote
Grandfather Clause
This amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18.
26th Amendment
The first state to grant women the right to vote
Wyoming
Number of times that Mr. Ethan delayed Jeopardy
2
Term for the right to vote
Suffrage
The first major federal law to block immigration based on race.
Chinese Exclusion Act
This 1965 act banned discriminatory practices in voting
Percentage of population that could vote at first.
6%
State of the 1964 literacy test that we took
Louisiana
This religion was a requirement for voting in some states in the late 1700s.
Protestantism
This act stated that all Americans born in the US are citizens, but not granted the right to vote.
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Supreme Court denied Native Americans the right to vote based on this amendment in 1876.
14th Amendment
Indiana was the first state to pass this.
Voter ID laws
Payment sometimes required to vote from 1890s - 1964
Poll tax
The process of becoming a U.S. citizen.
Naturalization
This 1984 act stated that polls must be accessible and available. Assistance must be available.
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
This act stated that Native Americans who leave their tribes will be "citizens"
Dawes Act
This court case ruled 5-4 that states are no longer required to submit changes to the Justice Dept. for review.
Shelby County versus Holder
Name of Dr. MLK Jr.'s last speech
"I've Been to the Mountaintop."