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.
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Who can veto certain laws written by congress if they are deemed unsatisfactory
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president
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What allows the public to make changes in policies related to the structure of government social policies and suffrage
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the amendment process
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When was the Twenty-seventh Amendment originally proposed
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It was part of the original Bill of Rights, submitted to the
states on September 25 1789. It wasn't ratified until May 7 1992
with the vote of Michigan.
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Although the federal government allowed citizens to consume alcohol who had the power to regulate it
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state and county governments
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What is the purpose of the Twenty-fifth Amendment
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The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States
Constitution deals with succession to the Presidency and
establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of
the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential
disabilities.
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Which amendment grants the District of Columbia presidential electors
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twenty-third amendment a+ls
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During the prohibition era where did people purchase and consume alcohol
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in speakeasies
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Which is the only amendment that was used to repeal a previously ratified amendment
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21st repealing the 18th
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Of the following women who did not participate in the suffrage movement for women
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Why couldn't residents of Washington DC before 1961 vote in presidential elections
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The district did not have any votes in the electoral college.
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What is a poll tax
Poll Tax-tax required before a person can vote!
for a+ls a tax voters had to pay in order to vote
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 can veto certain laws written by congress if they are deemed unsatisfactory
president
What allows the public to make changes in policies related to the structure of government social policies and suffrage
the amendment process
When was the Twenty-seventh Amendment originally proposed
It was part of the original Bill of Rights, submitted to the
states on September 25 1789. It wasn't ratified until May 7 1992
with the vote of Michigan.
Although the federal government allowed citizens to consume alcohol who had the power to regulate it
state and county governments
What is the purpose of the Twenty-fifth Amendment
The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States
Constitution deals with succession to the Presidency and
establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of
the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential
disabilities.
Which amendment grants the District of Columbia presidential electors
twenty-third amendment a+ls
During the prohibition era where did people purchase and consume alcohol
in speakeasies
Which is the only amendment that was used to repeal a previously ratified amendment
21st repealing the 18th
Of the following women who did not participate in the suffrage movement for women
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Why couldn't residents of Washington DC before 1961 vote in presidential elections
The district did not have any votes in the electoral college.