Amendments 4 Jeopardy Template

Factual questions	Analytical Questions
100 African American citizens What demographic was granted voting rights by †he 15th amendment?	100 Military veterans because they were angry that they were old enough to be drafted yet they weren't old enough to voice their opinions in elections What demographic advocated for the passage of the 26th amendment( voting age set at 18 years old)?
200 Residents of the District of Columbia can vote in national elections What does the 23rd amendment say?	200 False; African American citizens had the right to vote, but voting prerequisites such as the poll tax prevented African Americans from voting because they could not afford to pay the poll tax True or False: After the passage of the 15th amendment, most African Americans voted in elections
300 the minimum voting age was lowered to 18 What does the 26th amendment say?	300 DC isn't a U.S. state Why couldn't the residents of the District of Columbia vote before the 23rd amendment?
400 True True or False: Women were granted the right to vote by the 19th amendment	400 This was the rationale for the passage of the 26th amendment. Veterans strongly believed that if they are old enough to fight and potentially die for their country then they should have the right to express their views in political elections. What is the meaning of the saying " old enough to fight, old enough to vote?"
500 21 What was the voting age before the 26th amendment?	500 The poll tax prevented low income citizens ( especially African Americans who had previously been subject to servitude) from voting in elections What was the effect of poll tax on the U.S. Democratic system?

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