Voting Timeline
This is the year that the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
What is 1788?
Gave black men the ability to vote
What is the 15th Amendment?
This Act makes sure that no one will be discriminated against due to a disability.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
This is the year that the black men gained the right to vote according to the Constitution.
What is 1870?
Gave women the right to vote
This Act made Native Americans full United States citizens, but didn't necessarily guarantee their right to vote.
What is the Indian Citizenship Act?
This is the year the Indian Citizenship Act passed. Allowing Native Americans full citizenship, but still allowed individual states to decide whether they were allowed to vote or not.
What is 1924?
This last Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
This Act ensures that someone's reading, writing, or ability to pass an interpretation test is tied to their right to vote.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA)?
This was the year that the first state allowed women to vote.
(Hint: The state is Wyoming)
What is 1890?
After this Amendment was ratified, people who lived in Washington D.C. could vote in presidential elections.
What is the 23rd Amendment?
This Act made sure that soldiers and military members overseas had the ability to still vote in United States elections.
What is the Military and Overseas Voting Empowerment Act of 2009 (MOVE)?
This is the year that poll taxes became illegal in federal elections.
What is 1964?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped reinforce this Amendment that outlawed discriminatory voting practices.
What is the 15th Amendment?
What is 38 years?