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A poll tax was a fee required to vote. A person who who could not or did not want to pay the fee could not vote. Poll taxes discouraged ex-slaves from voting.
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What was prohibited under the Twenty-fourth Amendment?
The 24th amendment prohibited poll taxes
Which amendment made poll taxes illegal?
The Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution made poll taxes illegal. =)
Are poll taxes illegal in all federal elections?
Yes, poll taxes are illegal in all government elections.
What Ended poll taxes?
24th amendment
How did poll taxes deny poor Americans the opportunity to vote?
Poll taxes were not meant to keep the poor from voting, although that was a unintended consequence. Poll taxes were used to keep African-Americans from voting. What made the practice especially egregious was the fact that many Southern states passed laws that exempted most whites from paying the poll tax.
Why do poll taxes hurt low income citizens?
Low income citizens cannot afford to pay the poll taxes. If they don't pay poll taxes, they can't vote. Incidentally, poll taxes have been outlawed in the United States.
Poll taxes hurt low income African Americans because taxes were paid in order to?
pay for african's to eat corn bread and their mama's good southern cookin'
What kept low income African Americans from voting?
poll taxes
In some states these kept low-income African Americans from voting?
Poll taxes.
What was prohibited under the Twenty-fourth Amendment?
The 24th amendment prohibited poll taxes
How did the twenty-fourth amendment help African Americans?
by eliminating poll taxes
What taxes take the same percentage of income from everyone regardless of their earnings?
flat tax, poll tax, head tax, sales tax
What are the taxes paid in order to vote?
Poll Taxes
Which amendment made poll taxes illegal?
The Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution made poll taxes illegal. =)
What are some other names for a poll tax?
Some other names for a poll tax are head tax or capitation tax. These names are used in the United States. It also plays a roll in the adoption of income taxes.
How did southerners keep freedmen from voting?
by poll taxes, made them pass literacy test, and the Grandfather clause. :)
Are poll taxes illegal in all federal elections?
Yes, poll taxes are illegal in all government elections.
