Quiz: Voting Rights - Civic Genius

In early America, who could vote in elections?*

White men
White men who could read and write
White men who owned land
White men and women who owned land

When did African American men gain the right to vote?*

1865
1870
1930
1965

The 17th Amendment enabled Americans to directly elect:*

Senators
Members of the House
Cabinet members
Governors

When did women gain the right to vote?*

1870
1913
1920
1932

The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 from:*

21
23
25
30

Which of the following deterrents to voting was suspended by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?*

ID requirements
Exact match laws
Segregated polling places
Literacy tests

In an open primary election, any voter, regardless of party registration, may vote.*

True
False

In order for your ballot to count, you must vote for everything on the ballot.*

True
False

When you vote in a Presidential election, you are actually voting for a slate of electors pledging to cast their ballots for that ticket in the Electoral College. Are those electors required to vote as their states did?*

Yes
No

In the US, national elections always take place in which month?*

January
July
September
November

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