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Constitution is ratified
Only white males property owners had the right to vote -
Religious qualifications dropped
Last religious prerequisite for voting is eliminated -
Property requirements dropped
Almost all adult white males could vote. -
15 Amendment
It gives former slaves the right to vote and all adult male citizens of any race. -
19 Amendment
granted nation-wide suffrage to women. -
23 Amendment
The 23rd Amendment allows voters of the District of Columbia to participate in presidential elections. -
24 Amendment
The 24th Amendment bans the poll tax -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., mounts a voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama, to draw attention to African-American voting rights -
26 Amendment
The 26th amendment sets the voting age at 18