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The twenty-fourth amendment helped African Americans to vote by eliminating poll taxes.
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How did the 24th amendment help African Americans?
by eliminating poll taxes
How did the poll tax help African Americans receive full citizenship?
The poll tax was actually an impediment to African-Americans exercising their right to vote. By taxing voting for African-Americans, who were extremely poor, it effectively stopped them from voting. Only when poll taxes were deemed unconstitutional by the 24th Amendment did African-Americans begin to have a shot at full citizenship.
What is the nickname for the 24th amendment?
The 24th Amendment of the Constitution does not have a nickname. The purpose of this amendment was to eliminate the poll tax.
Why were the 19th 24th and 26th amendment so important to the constitution?
The 19th Amendment extended the right to vote to all female citizens of the United States, while the 26th gave suffrage to 18 year olds. The 24th Amendment eliminated the poll tax, which was designed to keep African Americans from voting in the south. All of these expanded the democratic ideal to include more of the U.S. population than ever before.
The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made it illegal to force people to pay a poll tax and mdasha tax on voting. What was the main reason for this?
The Jim Crow laws charged poll taxes to African Americans who wanted to vote so they made an amendment to make sure it was against the law.
Who was Andy R. Porters?
The man who proposed the 24th amendment of the constitution. The man who proposed the 24th amendment of the constitution.
What is the importance of the 24th amendment?
Outlaws polling or election taxes ("pay-to-vote" issues surrounding Civil Rights) 24th. Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Which amendment says that you don't have to pay to vote?
ThE 24th Amendment.
What was passed in 1965?
the 24th amendment
How did the 24th Amendment affect African American voting rights?
Amendment 24 of the U.S. Constitution provided more opportunity for African - Americans to vote by barring Poll Taxes, a tax that must be paid by anyone wishing to cast a vote.
What amendment governs the procedures for the election of president of the US?
24th Amendment
Which amendment eliminated voted taxes in federal elections?
24th amendment
