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15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote -
19th amendment
The 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. -
Indian Citizenship Act
An Act of the United States Congress that granted US citizenship to the indigenous peoples of the United States. -
Mccarran Walter Act
kept limited immigration based on ethnicity, but made allowances in the quotas for persons displaced by WWII and allowed increased immigration of European refugees. -
24th Amendment
Prohibiting any poll tax in elections for officials. -
Freedom Summer
a volunteer campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African-American voters as possible in Mississippi. -
Reynolds vs Sims
A court case in which the Court ruled that the electoral districts of state legislative chambers must be roughly equal in population -
Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment act
federal laws enacted to protect the rights of United States citizens to vote in federal elections while they are serving in the uniformed services or residing overseas. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
prohibits racial discrimination in voting. outlawed policies in the south used to prevent minority voters from having a say. -
26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age.