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- 1. Multiple Choice
When the Constitution was first written, who held the power to decide who could vote?
President
State Officials
Supreme Court
Congress
- 2. Multiple Choice
In the country's first election, most voters were:
White men with property
US citizens over 18
Adults over 21
White men over 21
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following gave Black men the legal right to vote?
The 14th Amendment
The Reconstruction Amendments
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Bill of Rights
- 4. Multiple Choice
In which of these periods were the most Black Americans elected to office?
During the American Revolution
Right before the Civil War
Following the Civil War
During the Jim Crow Era
- 5. Multiple Choice
Literacy tests were designed to:
Test a voter's ability to read
Inform voters of the issues
Prevent most voters from passing
Ensure that voters were well-educated
- 6. Multiple Choice
Voter suppression in the South led to:
All-white state governments
Racist policies like segregation
Second-class citizenship for Black Americans
All of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
What do Fannie Lou Hamer and John Lewis have in common?
They were denied the right to vote because of their race
hey were violently attacked for trying to vote
They protested racist voter suppression
All of the above
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to a population of voters that was more:
Diverse
Conservative
Unified
Middle Class
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of voter suppression?
Making Election Day a national holiday
Allowing people to vote early
Requiring a voter’s signature
Reducing the number of polling locations
- 10. Multiple Choice
What happens when voter turnout increases?
The government increases in size
More citizens’ voices are heard
More officials are voted out
All of the above
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