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

The United States added four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Government leaders added the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870. It says that a male citizen of any race can vote. The Nineteenth Amendment says that any citizen, including women, can vote. Government leaders added the Twenty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution in 1964. It made poll taxes illegal. Poll taxes were taxes that citizens had to pay to vote. Poll taxes were used to stop some people, especially African Americans, from voting. The Twenty-sixth Amendment was added in 1971. It says that all citizens who are 18 years old and older can vote. There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. The Fifteenth Amendment says a male citizen of any race can vote. The Nineteenth Amendment says both women and men can vote. The Twenty-fourth Amendment says no one has to pay to vote. And the Twenty-sixth Amendment says citizens 18 and older can vote.

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Question Asked in Exam :

Describe one of the four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote

Correct answers (choose one):

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

Explanation: The 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments relate to the ability to vote.