There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

On the 2008 test

The 2008 test asks this as Question 48: “There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.”

The 2008 question lists the same 4 answers.

Background

Voting amendments extended the vote to all races, to women, removed poll taxes, and set the voting age at 18. The steady expansion of who can vote is one of the clearest stories of American democracy growing over time.

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Related 2008 question

The 2008 test covers the same fact from another angle.

• 2008 Question 54: How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?eighteen (18) and older

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 63 is not one of the 20 asterisked questions, so an applicant who qualifies for the 65/20 special consideration would not be asked it. Everyone else studies all 128.

Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the 2025 practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different 2025 question.

• Nine (9)answers Question 53: How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
• (It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.answers Question 60: What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
• July 4, 1776answers Question 79: When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

More Rights and Responsibilities questions

• Question 64: Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?Citizens · Citizens of the United States · U.S. citizens
• Question 65: What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?Freedom of expression · Freedom of speech · Freedom of assembly · Freedom to petition the government · Freedom of religion · The right to bear arms
• Question 66: What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?The United States · The flag
• Question 67: Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.Give up loyalty to other countries · Defend the (U.S.) Constitution · Obey the laws of the United States · Serve in the military (if needed) · Serve (help, do important work for) the nation (if needed) · Be loyal to the United States
• Question 68: How can people become United States citizens?Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment · Naturalize · Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)