Voting Rights in the USA

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  • Constitution is ratified

    All white and landowning males could vote

  • Religious qualifications dropped

    The church is not in control of the voting process and who could vote anymore.

  • Property requirements dropped

    Do not have to own land to vote anymore.

  • 15th Amendment

    African-American men have the right to vote.

  • 19th Ammendent

    Women have the right to vote.

  • 23rd Ammendment

    Allows the people who live in the District of Colombia the right to vote.

  • 24th Amendment

    Ends Poll taxing.

  • Voting Rights Act

    gaurantees the right to vote to all minority citizens.

  • 26th Amendment

    Lowered the age to vote from 21 years to 18 years old.