Voting Rights In The United States

By nancycollado

  • Constitution is Ratified

    When the Constitution was written only white male property owners had the vote.

  • Religious qualifications dropped

    White, land owning males can vote, regardless of religion.

  • Property requirments droppped

    Allowed white men without property to vote.

  • 15th amendment

    Gave the right to vote to former slaves, and to adult males regardless of their race.

  • 19th amendment

    Allowed women to vote

  • 23rd amendment

    Granting district of Columbia the right to vote in presidential election.

  • 24th amendment

    makes Congress, or states unable to put a poll tax that stops people from voting.

  • Voting Rights act of 1965

    Bans racial discrimination in local or federal election.

  • 26th amendment

    stopped states or the goverment from raising the age for the right to vote.