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14 Cards in this Set
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1. Which article in the US Constitution describes the process that the country would undergo to elect its president and vice-president?_________(number)
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Article II
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2. In _____(year), the first presidential election was held.
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1789
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3. In 1820s-1830's, most of the states said only _______ men who owned _________could vote.
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White, Property
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4. Suffrage means: ___________________________.
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The right to vote
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5. Women, such as Lucretia Mott and Elezabeth Cady Stanton, began to form groups that fought for what?____________________________.
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The right for women to vote
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6. True or False...In 1850, literacy tests were created to prevent immigrants and blacks from voting. _______
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True
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7. Congress adopted the 14th Amendment to the constitution to protect all U.S. men and women who were at least 21 year old from voting obstacles. True or False? __________
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False
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8. In 1869, congress adopted the ____th Amendment which took the 14th amendment a step further by formally granting all men the right to vote, regardless of their race or color.
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15th
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9. Name 2 obstacles used by some states in the 1880s that prevented blacks from voting?
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They used poll taxes the couldn't pay, and ballot boxes they couldn't read.
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10. On August 18th, _____ (year), the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified gtranting women the right to vote.
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1920
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11. True or False, blacks won the right to vote in 1869. _______
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True
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12. On July 1, ____(year), the 26th Amendment was ratified, lowering the minimum voting age from 21 to 18.
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1971
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13. Why was the voting age lowered from 21 to 18 years of age? _______________________________
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A Constitutional Amendment ratified by the States, changed the age in all elections.
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14. Why do you think it is important to vote?
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If you don't vote you might not get the president you want.
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