Lewis Schmidt

History

5 October, 23:39

Read this excerpt from the Twenty-Fourth Amendment:

Section 1

The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any

primary or other election for President or Vice President,

for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator

or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of

failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. 3

What problem did this amendment solve?

A. White and African American voters were charged different

amounts to vote.

B. Southern states outlawed grandfather clauses that would have allowed African Americans to vote.

C. Voters were charged to vote based on their income, not on their race.

D. Laws targeting poor African Americans made it difficult for them to vote.

The answer is D. Laws targeting poor African Americans made it difficult for them to vote.