Voting Rights in the United States

By michaels toasty time

  • Constitution is ratified

    Only the rich, white, and property owners could vote

  • Religious qualifications dropped

    now people could vote no matter what their religious views were

  • Property requirements dropped

    You didnt need to be rich anymore to vote so almost all white males could vote.

  • 15th Amendment

    It gave former slaves the right to vote and it protected the voting rights of adult males of any race

  • 19th Amendment

    It gave women the right to vote

  • 23rd Amendment

    It gave the district of Columbia the right to participate in presidental elections.

  • 24th Amendment

    they made it where their was no poll tax to vote so anyone could vote rather they had money or not

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    It protected the voting right of minority voters and eliminated all barriers.

  • 26th Amendment

    Set the minimum voting age to 18 so anyone over the age of 18 would be able to vote