Question 48 of 100
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Acceptable answers
- Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
- You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
- Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
- A male citizen of any race (can vote).
Explanation
Voting amendments extended the vote to all races, to women, removed poll taxes, and set the voting age at 18.
Why it matters
The steady expansion of who can vote is one of the clearest stories of American democracy growing over time.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 48 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.
Answers that get mixed up with this one
These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.
- the Supreme Courtanswers Question 38: What is the highest court in the United States?
- Mike Johnsonanswers Question 47: What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
- New Hampshireanswers Question 64: There were 13 original states. Name three.
More Rights and Responsibilities questions
Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.