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How was suffrage determined when the constitution was adopted?
when the constitutional convention could not agree on uniform rules for suffrage, the constitution left it to the states to decide who could vote. -
why is the franchise important in the american constitutuional system?
this was important because in most colonies voting was a privelage and limited to protestant men who owned property. -
How did voting rights expand for white men?
by the early 1800s people started to become more democratic then aristocratic. they also strated to realize that franchising voting to only white men wasn't a good idea. -
How did African American men win- then lose the right to vote?
the fifteenth amendment was added to the constitution which granted the right to vote. by 1910 only 20% of african american citizens voted most of the south, in some only 2% voted -
Dawes act
An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations, and to Extend the Protection of the Laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians. -
indian citizenship act
In 1924, the Indian Citizenship Act, an all-inclusive act, was passed by Congress. The privileges of citizenship, however, were largely governed by state law, and the right to vote was often denied to Native Americans in the early 20th century. -
how was suffrage extended to women?
When male suffrage was gradually extended in many countries, women became incresingly active in their quest for their own suffrage. the 19th amendment granted the ballot to american women. -
how was the franchise extended to the native americans?
in 1887 congress enacted the dawes act which extnded citizenship to native americans who were willing to give up their tribal affiliations. also in 1924 congress enacted the indian citizenship act to all indians born within the territorial limits of the united states. -
Voting rights act
this act prohibits discrimination in voting the act also prohibits states and local governments from imposing any voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color. -
how did 18 year olds win the right to vote?
the 26th amendment was sent to the states to enable people 18 years or older to vote. -
voting registration today in the US
in almost all states you register by mail to vote using the national mail voter registration form. You have to be 18 or older to vote, but some states allow you to be able to vote at 17, states have their own residency requirements to vote.
