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What term refers to a tax that people have to pay before being allowed to vote

This is called a poll tax. It is a tax levied as a precondition of registering as an elector ('poll' meaning 'the counting of votes at an election').

Which two states delayed the ratification process because they had not reached a decision

New York and Virginia

The people rule and hold sovereign power in which type of government

democracy

Which amendment protects a newspaper reporter who writes a story that is critical of the President's foreign policy

Amendment 1

The states may set a voting age lower than eighteen

false

In chronological order which of these events occurred first Mayflower Compact

magna carta

A person who has been found not guilty will not have to stand trial again on the same charges double jeopardy which amendment applies to this scenario

Amendment 5

Which plan proposed that both the judicial and executive could veto laws Virginia Plan Connecticut compromise New Jersey plan

Virginia Plan

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