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Why were poll taxes created

Mainly as a way of preventing poor people- especially newly freed blacks in the South after the Civil War- from voting. If you're poor and have little/no money, you're not going to want to spend that money to pay a special tax just to be able to vote.

Who is responsible for electing members of Parliament

citizens

When was prohibition appealed

1933

What type of amendment is the Twentieth Amendment which alters the Federal Government

political

What allows the public to make changes in policies related to the structure of government social policies and suffrage

the amendment process

How long is the term for an elected member of the Senate

It depends on your country.
There is more than one country with a senate system in their government. Re-ask the question with the missing information.

What laws were written by southerners and favored white people over black people

Jim Crow laws

When was the Prohibition era in the united States

The prohibition Era was from 1920 - 1933

What provision does the Nineteenth Amendment allow for

Woman's right to vote.

Who are freedmen in history

men and women who were formerly slaves

What was the English Parliament was the model for which political group in the US

Congerss

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