Amendment 24

 

The 24th Amendment made it illegal to require a poll tax in federal elections. A poll tax was a fee people had to pay in order to vote, which made it harder for poor people to vote. This amendment was created to make voting fairer and ensure that people can’t be denied the right to vote because they don’t have money.
This video describes what a poll tax was—a fee people had to pay in order to vote in federal elections. The video would explain that this unfairly stopped many poor people from voting, especially in some states.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Amendment 19

Image
  The 19th Amendment guarantees that the right to vote cannot be denied based on sex, giving women the right to vote. It was ratified in 1920 after many years of activism and protests by the women’s suffrage movement. This amendment was a major step toward gender equality, although it still took time for all women—especially women of color—to fully gain access to voting rights in practice.
Read more

Amendment 17

Image
  The 17th Amendment established that U.S. senators are elected directly by the people, instead of being chosen by state legislatures. It was passed in 1913 to make the government more democratic and give citizens a stronger voice in choosing their representatives.
Read more