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Why did some states have poll taxes?
They wanted to keep the poor and African Americans from voting because they weren't rich enough.
States rights by voting?
I am not sure what you are asking. Voting rights are given in the constitution and the states have made laws to restrict some voting rights, but the federal government is suppose to protect voting rights.
What are some benefits and weaknesses of electronic voting?
Electronic voting goes faster and is efficient when it works. However there have been problems with electronic voting and issues raised as to the accuracy.
What did some southern states do to prevent slaves from voting?
There are loopholes in everything.
Why is it important to vote in America?
keeps people up to date
What was the purpose of these literacy tests?
In the late 19 century, the United States government allowed officials at voting placed to administer literacy tests, primarily to people of color, in order to vote. This was done to keep many black people and some poorer white people from voting.
What was the purpose of literacy test?
In the late 19 century, the United States government allowed officials at voting placed to administer literacy tests, primarily to people of color, in order to vote. This was done to keep many black people and some poorer white people from voting.
When people vote it is called an?
It is normally an election, when people are voting for people to represent them or for some office. It can also be a referendum, when people are voting on a particular issue or constitutional matter.
What were some of the legal means used to keep African Americans from voting?
megan rose iniott
Why is President Barack Obama fighting for people to vote in this 2010 election?
Obama want to keep his party's majority in Congress and he is afraid that some of the people who voted for him and his party on 2008 will sit out this election instead of voting.
What were some of the ways that people in power restricted poor people from voting in the US in the 19th century?
Voting was not only difficult or impossible for blacks in the 1800s, but also to the very poor. Poll taxes and literacy tests were used to prevent poor people from voting.
How did people support the holocaust?
Some people were voting for Hitlor most hated his rotten guts like I do!
Why do black Americans have tempory voting rights?
I African Americans do not have temporary voting rights, but have voting rights since 1964 with the Civil Rights Act and the voting rights act. Some states have begun to limit voting rights by adding new laws that require identification checks. Some older people do not have or need the types of identification required and are not allowed to vote.
Why did some states have poll taxes?
They wanted to keep the poor and African Americans from voting because they weren't rich enough.
Why is there a desire for federal legislation to protect voting?
There is a NEED to protect voting rights. Some states are passing laws to restrict people from voting and making sure there are not voting precincts in the poorest areas of cities. Some of the laws reflect the old Jim Crow laws and going back over 60 years in voting rights. Since this is the case and by court rulings under the civil rights voting act the federal government is designated to protect voting rights.
Who are some people others to be yourself?
I meant to put "who are some people that inspire others to be yourself?". Oops
Why did the early Americans keep migrating southward?
Some were following the animals they were hunting and others found signs that they thought meant that was where they were meant to build their civilizations.
