Amendments
gave Black men the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment?
ended the grandfather clause to voting
What is Guinn v. U.S?
laws meant dilute or minimize black voting strength and the number of black elected officials
What are Jim Crow laws?
What is WESTERN states?
gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
All white primaries ruled unconstitutional
What is Smith v. Allwright?
Jim Crow Laws were passed mostly in these states
What are southern states?
Granting this group of people the right to vote is an example of
What is EXPANSION of voting rights?
gave voting rights to citizens of Washington D.C
What is the 23rd Amendment?
restricted voting to former felons
What is Richardson v. Ramirez?
Granted citizenship to Native Americans
What is the Indian Citizenship Act?
changing the requirement to vote so that you do not need to own land
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
ended poll taxes
What is the 24th Amendment?
does away with the preclearance section of the Voting Rights Act
What is Shelby County v. Holder?
ended discriminatory practices to barriers in voting
What is the Voting Rights Act?
Examples of improved voting access
What is: improved voter access, more ballot drop boxes, felon voting rights, and universal mail in voting?
changed the voting age from 21 to 18 years old
What is the 26th Amendment?
this court dealt with all these cases
What is the Supreme Court?
laws meant to reduce voter turnout and make voting more difficult
What are Voter ID laws?
The effect of giving women the right to vote in western states
What is encourage settlement of western lands (if women vote=men will vote)?