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Question 63 of 128 · American Government · Rights and Responsibilities

There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

Accepted answers

  • Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
  • You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
  • Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
  • A male citizen of any race (can vote).

Any one of these is accepted, unless the question asks for more than one.

Why this is the answer

Four amendments widened the right to vote, and each one removed a barrier. The 15th Amendment, in 1870, said the vote cannot be denied because of race, so a male citizen of any race can vote. The 19th, in 1920, extended it to women, so any citizen, women and men, can vote. The 24th, in 1964, abolished the poll tax, so you do not have to pay to vote. The 26th, in 1971, set the voting age at 18. You only need to describe one of them. Memory hook: race, sex, tax, age, in that order.