Question

in 1964, the 24th amendment was passed to fight discrimination against african american and other minority voters. what discrimination was ended by this amendment?

a. limiting voting to people whose ancestors had been registered voters

b. requiring payment of a special tax before voting

c. passing certain literacy requirements to register to vote

d. printing ballots in several languages to confuse voters

Explanation:

The 24th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1964, prohibited the use of poll taxes in federal elections. Poll taxes were a special tax required to be paid before voting, and this disproportionately affected African American and minority voters. Option A refers to literacy tests (though the description here is about ancestor voting, which is more like grandfather clauses), Option C is about literacy requirements (addressed by other civil rights measures), and Option D is incorrect as multilingual ballots are for accessibility. The 24th Amendment ended the poll tax (Option B).

Answer:

B. requiring payment of a special tax before voting