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15th Amendment
Allowed people the right to vote no matter their race. The Plessy v Ferguson case led to people being equal but segregated. National Archives -
Guinn v. US
this case dismissed the grandfather clause on the Oklahoma Voting Register Act of 1910 because it went against blacks and therefore went against the 15th Amendment guinn vs black newspaper took this as an important way of givin equal rights
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19th amendment
women had the right to vote. United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. state.gov -
24th amendment
no poll tax. policies in 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Breedlove v. Suttles upheld a Georgia poll tax. brittanica -
Reynolds v. Sims
he Court struck down Alabama's apportionment system as unrepresentative . The Court struck down Alabama’s apportionment system reaffirming its ruling in Baker and Gray that the of one’s vote in State elections constitutes a justiciable violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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voating act of 1965
it outlawed discrimination in voting which included a literacy test. The Voting Rights Act was one of the most legal changes in the relationships in the US in voting since the Civil War.(https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documets/voting-rights-) -
26 amendmet
you have to be 18 to vote. Nation ratified the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18. people think that if your old enough to fight in war your old enough to vote rivherd nikson library -
Americans with Disabilities Act**
discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, and jobs. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life national network -
Motor Voter Law
a bill passed by congress in 1963 to make it easier for Americans to register to vote. The requirements of the NVRA apply to 44 States. These six States (Idaho, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming are exempt from the NVRA because, on and after August 1,
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Help America Vote Act
discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting,
were designed to reform the election infrastructure and systems across the country. While the bill was introduced into Congress earlier in the year, it addressed many of the issues
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