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It lowered the age to vote from 21 to 18.
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What is the forth amendment?
the fourth amendment is the Bill Of Rights
How did the twenty-forth amendment expand voting rights?
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, expanded voting rights by prohibiting the use of poll taxes in federal elections. Poll taxes were fees that voters were required to pay in order to cast their ballots, and they disproportionately disenfranchised low-income individuals and African Americans. By eliminating this financial barrier, the amendment aimed to ensure that all citizens had equal access to the electoral process, thereby strengthening democratic participation.
Which is the best explanation of why it was necessary to enact the Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth Nineteenth Twenty-fourth and Twenty-sixth Amendments?
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were enacted to address the injustices of slavery and ensure civil rights for African Americans after the Civil War, focusing on abolishing slavery, granting citizenship, and protecting voting rights. The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote, addressing gender inequality in suffrage. The Twenty-fourth Amendment eliminated poll taxes in federal elections, removing financial barriers to voting, while the Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18, recognizing the rights of younger citizens to participate in democracy. Together, these amendments aimed to expand and protect the democratic rights of various marginalized groups in the United States.
Where was the twenty fourth amendment build at?
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution was crafted and proposed in Congress, primarily in the context of civil rights and voting access. It was officially adopted on January 23, 1964, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in federal elections. The amendment aimed to eliminate financial barriers that disproportionately affected African American voters and poor citizens. Its passage was part of the broader movement to secure voting rights during the Civil Rights era.
Rights not found specifically in the Bill of Rights are protected by the which Amendment?
Fifth amendment
What events led to the passage of the voting rights act?
1. The Selma March 2. Civil Rights Act of 1964 3. Twenty-fourth Amendment
The 24th amendment abolished what?
The Twenty-fourth Amendment (Amendment XXIV) prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.
Why did Americans favor the fourth amendment?
Protects individual rights not to incriminate
Is the fourth amendment and example of judicial review?
The fourth amendment to the US Constitution deals with the rights of citizens to have due process and requires warrants for searches. Judicial review is not really relevant to this amendment.
Do parents have to abide by your fourth amendment rights?
When you become of legal age and gain these rights yes, until then no.
What amendment extended individual rights?
There are several amendments in the Constitution that establish individual rights. The first ten amendments, which are also known as the Bill of Rights guarantee personal liberty. In addition, the Fifteenth (the right to vote), Nineteenth( women's suffrage), twenty-fourth(extended suffrage) and twenty-sixth amendments(extended suffrage).
What do you think were the reactions to and the effects of the passage of the nineteenth amendment the twenty-fourth amendment and the voting rights act of 1965?
You need to answer this question because your teacher is looking for your critical thinking skills and how well you understood the lesson. It is asking for an opinion as well based on the facts.
