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Voting Rights in the United States
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CONSTITUTION IS RATIFIED:All white male adults that owned land could vote.
All white male adults that owned land could vote. -
RELIGIOUS QUALIFICATIONS DROPPED:The last religious prerequisite for voting had been eliminated
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PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS DROPPED:Tax requirements and property ownership had been eliminated, and almost all white males could vote
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15Tth AMENDMENT: The rights of US citizens to vote can not be denied
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19th AMENDMENT:Womens' suffrage was guaranteed
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23rd AMENDMENT:Allows the people of Washington D.C. to vote in preseidential elections
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24th AMENDMENT:Poll taxing was banned as a requirement
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VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965:Protects minority voters and eliminates voting barriers.
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26th AMENDMENT:18 becomes minimum voting age